You need to get in the habit of merging left to take up the whole lane if it's a "go straight or turn" type of lane. If it's a "turn-only" lane, merge left into the lane that is going straight. If you stay to the right the driver will most likely move past you and then cut you off. The BicycleDriver website link that I posted had some good videos showing how to do this.
Since I've been doing this, I have had no right-turn-right-in-front-of-me-ohmygod incidents.
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05-08-2006, 12:06 PM #1
in denial
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05-08-2006, 12:25 PM #2
Don't whine
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Ditto. Check out Effective Cycling by John Forester.
(I feel like I've posted this book 10 times in the last week... whoa!)
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05-08-2006, 12:57 PM #3
I want to ride my bicycle
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Oh, I don't stay to the right, I stay in the lane that goes straight. But I am "crossing over" the lane that goes to the right, and when I am traveling 35 mph slower than traffic that crossover is dicey.
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