One of my favorite biking sayings is
"Just because you have the right of way doesn't mean someone is going to give it to you."
And as Eden said, just because it's legal to ride on your bike in a particular place, lane, or manner doesn't mean that's the smart and safe thing to do.
Because we as cyclists are the ones who will always lose in any car/bike collision, we must use our judgment to ride defensively and keep ourselves out of dangerous traffic situations, regardless of who has the right of way or the law on their side. Sadly, many dead cyclists had the right of way and were riding in a legal bike lane.
If I am going to be going straight (or left) in an intersection, I will never be on the right side of the road as I approach it, regardless of whether there is a bike lane along the right shoulder.



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