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At an intersection with a dedicated bicycle signal head showing a solid green bicycle indication, a driver turning right on a standard solid green traffic signal may enter the green bike box conflict area without yielding, provided their vehicle initiated the turn before the bicyclist reached the crosswalk line.

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The statement is false. Drivers turning right on a standard green light must always yield to bicyclists traveling straight through on a green bicycle signal, even when entering a green bike box or marked conflict area.
Turning vehicles crossing marked bike lanes or bike boxes must yield the right-of-way to bicyclists proceeding straight through on a dedicated green bicycle signal. A standard green signal for drivers does not supersede the right-of-way granted to bicyclists by a green bicycle signal head.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the signal indications for both the driver and the bicyclist.
The driver has a standard solid green light (permitting movements if clear), while the bicyclist has an explicit solid green bicycle signal (granting dedicated right-of-way straight through).
Traffic signal rules require turning traffic across active travel lanes to yield to through traffic with green signal priority.
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Evaluate right-of-way rules at green bike boxes and bicycle lane conflict markings.
Green pavement markings and bike boxes highlight priority zones for bicyclists and signal to drivers that they must yield when turning across the bike lane.
Turning across an occupied or approaching bicycle lane creates a point of conflict where turning drivers must legally yield.
3
Determine legal compliance for the right-turning driver.
The driver must wait until the bicyclist clears the conflict area before completing the right turn.
Initiating a turn earlier does not override the statutory obligation to yield to through bicycle traffic operating under an active green bicycle signal.

Key Concept

Bicycle signal priority and driver yielding duties at marked bicycle conflict zones
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Pedestrian and Bicycle Signals and Markings

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