> This is a fundamental traffic design failure. Prior to the existence of bike lanes, motor vehicles never had to yield to something behind them (perhaps 30 or

> This is a fundamental traffic design failure. Prior to the existence of bike lanes, motor vehicles never had to yield to something behind them (perhaps 30 or 50 meters behind them) while traversing an intersection. This is true. The closest thing thing to this is checking for pedestrians, but even the fastest pedestrians aren't moving more than 7 to 8 mph and will almost always check for vehicles prior to entering an intersection. A cyclist could be moving anywhere from 10 to 20 mph and could be quite far from the intersection and still end up in a crash with a turning vehicle. > My "solution" to this problem is to carefully but fully occupy the bike lane before making such a turn. Yeah, it's illegal In most states in the US, it's not illegal. The law states that right turns must be made as close as practicable to the right hand edge or curb.