Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Bike Sense - Manual (Page 21)

B I K E S E N S E — T H E W I S C O N S I N B I C Y C L E O P E R A T O R ’ S M A N U A L 21
When overtaking slower traffic,
it is safer to pass on the left.
Do not pass drivers on the right if there is a driveway
or intersection where they could turn in front of you.
before turning. If you are riding in a bike lane, or on a road with sev-
eral lanes, you need to look and signal each time you change lanes.
Never make a left turn from the right side of the road, even if you are
in a bike lane.
b) Pedestrian style: Proceed straight through the intersection on the
right. Then stop, make a 90 degree left turn, and either walk your
bicycle in the crosswalk, or proceed as if you were coming from the
right. If there is a signal, wait for the green or WALK signal before
crossing. Yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk.
On rural or high-speed roads you should time your left turn so that
you can complete the whole turn at once without affecting motorists.
You don’t want to get caught in the middle of high-speed traffic. If
necessary slow down or stop on the right edge of the road and wait
until you get a large enough gap in traffic to make your turn safely. If
the traffic is too heavy without a sufficient gap, continue on to the
nearest intersection and do a pedestrian-style turn.
goes straight ahead. Do not ride in a right-turn-only lane if you are
going straight.
Right turn only lanes when going straight
If the curb lane becomes a right-turn-only lane, you will need to
change lanes to go straight. Look over your shoulder for traffic, sig-
nal, and then go to the right side of the closest straight-through lane
when an opening appears.
Making a left turn
There are two main ways of making a left turn on a bicycle.
a) As a vehicle: As you approach the intersection, look over your left
shoulder for traffic, signal your turn, and, when clear, move over to
the left side of the lane (on a two-lane road), or into the left lane or
the center-turn lane. You should be positioned so cars going straight
through cannot pass you on your left. Yield to oncoming traffic
a. b.
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