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From: kehoe@reed.UUCP (Dave Kehoe)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: left turns
Message-ID: <1636@reed.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 8-Jun-85 21:30:49 EDT
Article-I.D.: reed.1636
Posted: Sat Jun  8 21:30:49 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 11-Jun-85 03:45:06 EDT
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Reply-To: kehoe@reed.UUCP (Dave Kehoe)
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Organization: Reed College, Portland, Oregon
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Summary: 

In article <605@intelca.UUCP> kds@intelca.UUCP (Ken Shoemaker) writes:
>I'm kinda new to this, so please bear with me...when riding in this area
>it sometimes becomes useful to turn left (suprised?).  However, there are
>a couple of problems with this:
>
>1) most left turns around here have sensors in the street, so they don't
>	change unless something large and metalic is sitting on them.

Most intersections with traffic sensors also have pedestrian
"Push Button For Walk Signal" things.  If I'm going straight,
I often get off and push the button.  That doesn't help if
you're turning left, of course.  The "when in doubt, become a
pedestrian" is good advice.  In some states it's legal for a
bicycle to make a left turn from the right lane by 1) crossing
the street (like you're going straight) then 2) getting into
the right lane of the cross street (and waiting for the light).
Even if it's not lawful in California it probably isn't unlawful,
and it's one of the safest ways to make a left turn.