Well most of the time it does. Whether to go for a free for all or more "complex" strategies depends upon the complexity of the intersection. For a lot of the

Well most of the time it does. Whether to go for a free for all or more "complex" strategies depends upon the complexity of the intersection. For a lot of the less popular intersections, free for alls work good enough and trying to be clever would be a premature optimization. In other situations, there are generally two approaches: * implement a more complex routing strategy that can route both cyclists and cars concurrently; an example would be [1], where the blue line is how the cyclist should travel. * avoid the intersection al together with tunnels[2] or bridges[3] -- this is the most desirable strategy, but probably the most expensive one. It is used fairly often in popular-by-cycle cities such as Utrecht and Amsterdam. [1] http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/3652/kruispunt2pz8.jpg http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/3652/kruispunt2pz8.jpg [2] http://www.n246.nl/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/4398.jpg http://www.n246.nl/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/4398.jpg [3] http://www.provincie.drenthe.nl/publish/pages/72918/afbeelding1.jpg http://www.provincie.drenthe.nl/publish/pages/72918/afbeeldi...