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Here's the thing drivers - if you turn right and don't check over your right shoulder for the bike or pedestrian , then one day you will be that guy that kills somebody. Its just a matter of time. Always, always glance over your right shoulder when turning right.
Urban cyclists in USA learn to be hypersensitive to this situation. If the car is approaching the intersection and does anything to make a turn seem possible, don't pass on the right. Take the lane behind the car and be ready to pass on the left, between lanes. Lane-splitting by a cyclist is a totally normal maneuver. In stopped traffic, it is strictly better than riding on the right. In slowly-moving traffic, it's o…
All true. But I was thinking of the kid on a skateboard or bike, or even a jogger, on the sidewalk.