Right-of-way/traffic question

[LuvCuteBoys]

A vehicle is stopped at a red light, first car there. To the right is a bicycle. The vehicle is turning right, but it's a no-turn-on-red situation. The person on the bike is not turning.

The light turns green.

Who has the right-of-way?

 

[tw1nsmom]

The bike.

 

[karibritt01]

Yep, the bike. They have to follow all the rules same as the car. They are also to be treated as one.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

The bicycle. Similar to pedestrian as far as car is concerned.

 

[DizBelle]

Did the bike pull up next to the car in the same lane?

I would think that if the bike is supposed to behave like a car, it should have pulled behind the car and not next to it. Just because it can fit, it doesn't mean that's what the bike should do.

 

[LuvCuteBoys]

That's what I thought. I was in the vehicle. Waited for the bike to go, dude behind me was laying on the horn... bike waited for me to turn, so I finally did.

It was weird.
I tend to yield the right-of-way if there's no other cars behind me anyway, but in this case I thought it was the right thing to do.

Oh well.
Thanks!

 

[LoraJ]

I'm amazed the person on the bike actually stopped at the light. They blow through them here. I almost hit one once when I had the green and he zoomed through the red from a blind spot. I slammed on my brakes and he kept on going. They have signs posted everywhere that bikers need to obey the rules of the road but they never do.

 

[BCDisneyFanatic]

I HATE it when bicycles pull up beside me when I'm waiting at a traffic light. They should behave like any other vehicle on the road, and wait their turn in line.

That being said, when one does pull up beside me, I always let them go first (even if we're both driving straight through the light). The possible consequences if I misjudged their intention to wait just aren't worth it!

 

[JerseyMamaBear]

yup bike had right of way.

 

[manning]

The car behind me would be late for his appointment. The longer the horn blows, the longer it takes me to make the turn.