Left turns can be a bit tricky if you have traffic lanes to cross. Look at the pictures and make sure you understand the options.
To make a left turn, you have two options as a bicyclist:
- Use the left turn lane or two-way left turn lane in the same manner required of motor vehicles (41-6a-801); or
Make sure you control your lane when doing a left hand turn to keep cars from pushing you out of your lane. This means that you do not ride off to the side, but closer to the center (left center for left turns)
Second option:
Second option:
Staying on the right side of the roadway, ride through the intersecting roadway to the far corner and stop. After it is safe and legal to do so, cross going in the new direction, continuing to travel on the right side of the roadway (41-6a-1108).