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Difficulty: Very hardPedestrian and Vulnerable Road User Laws

When a motor vehicle driver approaches an intersection on a green light intending to make a right turn, the driver maintains right-of-way over a bicyclist traveling straight in an adjacent parallel bicycle lane, requiring the bicyclist to yield to the turning vehicle.

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False. Drivers turning right across an adjacent bicycle lane must yield the right-of-way to bicyclists traveling straight in that bike lane.
The statement is false because drivers turning right across a designated bicycle lane must yield to bicyclists continuing straight in that lane before completing their turn.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the legal status of designated bicycle lanes at intersections.
Bicycle lanes are classified as active travel lanes, and bicyclists riding straight within them are moving through traffic.
Traffic laws afford equal right-of-way protections to non-motorized vehicles proceeding straight in designated lanes.
2
Apply general turning and yielding statutes to multi-lane intersection scenarios.
A driver changing direction or turning across any adjacent lane must yield to all traffic continuing straight in that lane.
Executing a turn without yielding violates right-of-way laws and creates a high-risk 'right-hook' collision hazard.
3
Evaluate the statement against traffic safety statutes.
The statement incorrectly claims that turning drivers hold right-of-way over straight-moving bicyclists.
Because turning drivers must yield to straight-moving vulnerable road users, the statement is false.

Key Concept

Right-of-Way Rules for Turning Vehicles Across Bicycle Lanes
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Pedestrian and Vulnerable Road User Laws

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