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Survey: What should bicyclists at red lights do?

Published on 78 Comments on Survey: What should bicyclists at red lights do?

Here's a question for the hive mind. I'm genuinely undecided about it and I'm curious what other people think.

At red lights, motorists are supposed to move to the right if they want to make a right turn. In many places around here, this means (legally) moving into the bike lane. However, if there's a bike ahead of the motorists, they're stuck. For example:

This is not a legal question, just one of courtesy. Should the bicyclist move forward and around the corner in order to leave the right-turn lane free? Or should motorists just accept that sometimes bicyclists in bike lanes will be in their way?

78 thoughts on “Survey: What should bicyclists at red lights do?”

  1. MrPug

    I would choose a 3rd option: if it is safe I think the cyclist should get out of the way. As a cyclist I try to be courteous, but not to the point of endangering myself.

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