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Re:Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street by nostromo on Monday March 19, 2018 @01:48PM (#16620893)
That's actually more dangerous as bikes tend to get cars turning into them when they turn right.

(It's hard to see a bike at speed going straight when a car is turning right.)

Here's an image that illustrates the danger: http://www.sfbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Right-Turn....

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Re:Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street by kerkeslager on Monday March 19, 2018 @02:12PM (#16621269)
> (It's hard to see a bike at speed going straight when a car is turning right.)

This is addressed by having a "no turn on red" sign as I suggested: you don't have to see the bicyclist at all because the bicyclist shouldn't be in the intersection at all when you're turning with a green turn arrow.

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Re:Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street by themaninthedark on Monday March 19, 2018 @05:42PM (#16623495)
Why is a bike going at speed when the light is red? Shouldn't the bike also stop at the red light?
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Re:Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street by kerkeslager on Monday March 19, 2018 @06:17PM (#16623779)
The bike isn't going at speed when the light is red (at least, if they're following the law). This is when the green turn arrow should be lit: when bikes aren't moving.
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