If I'm the 2nd car at a red light and there's room for me to go around the 1st car and take a right turn on red, can I lawfully do so (as long as I make a complete stop first)?
Edit: I'm in the right lane and would be turning right across the bike lane (yielding to any bikes of course).
KID Under ©onstruction
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There are intersections where only the right lane can turn on red, and where the left lane can't. That would seem to be the main concern here. You would technically have to access the left lane in order to get around the dink who's too oblivious to reality to avoid holding up the basic pace and dignity of life's intrinsic forward momentum.
EDIT: Ah, I see. The following statements are from an article I found pretty quickly online.
But in Oregon, a bike lane isn’t considered part of the roadway. That white line separating bicycles from cars is the edge.
Like a crosswalk, a bike lane is a designated safe zone where users have the right of way. Motorized vehicles aren’t allowed to encroach.
Dan B
No, not legal in any state. But everyone (or most everyone) does it. Legally, there must be a full traffic lane for you to use for a right turn, not just a bike lane. You could get a ticket if it's a slow day at the office for the police.
StephenWeinstein
If the first car is also turning right, I would wait for it to make its right turn first, and then take its place in the front of the right lane.
If it is not turning, or is turning left, I have done what you suggest in other states, but I have never been to Oregon.
Fred C
Uh, no, of course not! If you are the 2nd car you aren't even at the intersection, only the 1st car is. If HE goes around, then you are the 1st car, if he doesn't, you can't legally turn.
geno_yaj23
I really doubt it.