Quote Originally Posted by laura* View Post
There is some chance that the left turning traffic is ... another bike! Meaning - traffic that will be entering the bike lane.
Even if it's a car or truck, there's at least a possibility that it will swing wide and enter the bike lane. I'd just as soon obey the law and let it go. Even if it does mean I have to spend an extra 45 seconds thinking about the amazing Napoleons at the bakery just up the street, and how I've probably earned one by riding.