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A motorist is preparing to turn right at an upcoming urban intersection that features a marked, dedicated bicycle lane on the right side of the roadway. As the driver approaches the turn, a rider on an electric standing scooter is traveling straight in the bike lane alongside the vehicle. Which of the following actions is the motorist legally required to take before executing the turn?

  1. Yield the right-of-way to the electric scooter rider and merge safely into the bicycle lane behind the rider before initiating the right turn.Answer
  2. B
    Accelerate past the electric scooter rider within 100 feet of the intersection to complete the turn before the scooter reaches the corner.
  3. C
    Execute the right turn directly from the travel lane across the bike lane, assuming the scooter rider must yield to turning motor vehicles.
  4. D
    Honk the horn to command the scooter rider to stop on the shoulder while the motor vehicle makes the right turn.

Answer

Yield the right-of-way to the electric scooter rider and merge safely into the bicycle lane behind the rider before initiating the right turn.
When turning right across a bicycle or micro-mobility lane, drivers must treat the bike lane as a lane of traffic. Motorists are legally required to signal, check blind spots, yield the right-of-way to any bicycle or electric micro-mobility device proceeding straight, and merge into the bike lane safely before completing the turn.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify traffic lane configuration and vulnerable road users
Recognize that a micro-mobility rider is traveling straight in a dedicated bicycle lane to the right of the motor vehicle.
Drivers must scan right side mirrors and check blind spots for bicyclists and micro-mobility riders before altering lateral position or making turns.
2
Determine legal right-of-way requirements for turning across bike lanes
Establish that traffic continuing straight in a designated lane has right-of-way over vehicles turning across that lane.
Bicycles and electric micro-mobility devices operating in bike lanes possess equal rights to the roadway, and turning motor vehicles must yield.
3
Execute the turn safely and lawfully
Signal early, yield until the scooter passes, merge into the bike lane when clear, and complete the right turn.
Merging into the bike lane prior to turning (where legally designated) prevents 'right-hook' collisions.

Key Concept

Right-of-way rules when turning across bicycle and micro-mobility lanes
Estimated Time:1m 0s
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