At least in California, the car is supposed to take the bike lane rather than turning over the top of it. In this way the bike only ever passes the car on the l

At least in California, the car is supposed to take the bike lane rather than turning over the top of it. In this way the bike only ever passes the car on the left, and motorists (provided they look when taking the lane) are less likely to hit a cyclist if they fail to check their right-hand mirror again. http://www.sfbike.org/?bikelane_right_turns http://www.sfbike.org/?bikelane_right_turns