I am taking driving lessons and my teacher insists on the fact that when you turn right and there is a bicycle line to your right, if the line is a dotted line, then you should cross it and go as close as possible to the side walk. This is to prevent any cyclist to pass you while you wait and when you turn right, and thus to avoid an accident. I don’t remember the same rule in France, I don’t see people doing it in the city, and in a recent online test I took on the theory test app théorie24, it says quite the opposite ! Would love to hear from your experience and maybe some pro here 🙂
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Posted by Laulaurus
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What your instructor tells you seems very strange to me. Even though I am not an expert, the general rule is that you are allowed to use a dotted cycle lane if no cyclist is bothered. When turning right, the cyclists going forward have priority and it is your responsibility to check that nobody is there by checking your dead angles (Retro – Tete – Indicateur). Maybe the law changed but I doubt it. I am interested in knowing if it is the case.
S’il y a un croisement et que le cycliste est prioritaire la ligne de la piste cyclable doit être continue, et si elle ne l’est pas ton moniteur a raison et le cycliste doit attendre derrière toi comme les autres voitures. iThéorie c’est bien sympa mais ça passe par dessus pleins de choses qui ne sortent pas à l’examen théorique mais qui existent et sont parfois des fautes graves (genre la priorité de sens inverse qui n’y était pas mentionnée quand je l’ai passé).
This is what I have heard also. You indicate right well before the turn, give way to cyclists coming from behind you, merge into the bike lane, then turn right from the furthest right side of the road. This active lane change manoeuvre stops you from “right hooking” a cyclist you didn’t see as happens if you just turn directly from the car lane across the bike lane.