Originally Posted by
AlmostTrick
... signaling right doesn't always mean "moving out of the path of traffic". There are situations where I am signaling to merge right into another lane, where there may be traffic approaching from behind.
^ This is what happened. There's an intersection ( 5 way lol ) where I'm headed west my path is straight and some rough riding in the right lane at the far / west side ( 2 lanes each direction ) of the intersection, so I always take the left lane when it's clear, even when it's not - I'll mingle with traffic. So when they see me in the left lane they invariably pass me on the right - since that is what they do. Once I'm past the rough spot I move right into the bike lane. It's fairly sedate residential traffic.
