Yes, of course. If you're turning left you shouldn't have to worry about whats behind you

BUT - cyclists aren't mind readers. That means the one thing you mustn't do is overtake a cyclist just before you're about to turn left, so that you then have to cut across him/her. In that case the cyclist has no time to stop / slow down, and so get mown down by you.

As an aside, there a few crazy cycling paths out there, with left turns which mean there's an underlying danger of cars cutting across cyclists. Bad design. But in those cases, cyclists just shouldn't ride too fast, and shouldn't be undertaking cars near those junctions.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on April 1st 2014 at 09:46:59

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Serious question related to the cycling debate below (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 1, 09:41:30
- As a cyclist (NCFC) - dear prudence, Apr 1, 10:08:12
  - if a line of queueing traffic (NCFC) - robotbear, Apr 1, 11:53:46
  - I would ban overtaking on the left. Full stop. (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Apr 1, 10:14:02
    - Although, I don't include filtering through stopped queuing traffic in that (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Apr 1, 10:16:41
      - It's a tricky one.. (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Apr 1, 10:37:10
        
        3rd para, if a cyclist comes past you on the *right* (n/m) (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Apr 1, 10:38:29
- Yes, of course. If you're turning left you shouldn't have to worry about whats behind you (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 1, 09:46:59
  - Of course the proper solution is to separate pedestrians, cyclists & the rest (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 1, 11:03:08
    - sadly not really possible in most of our cities though (NCFC) - CWC, Apr 1, 12:03:50
      - Plenty of tiny streets in Copenhagen and they manage (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 1, 13:11:15
        
        I'm sure (NCFC) - CWC, Apr 1, 14:26:37
        
        ...that 30% car ownership and 100+ years of cycling culture helps Copenhagen (NCFC) - CWC, Apr 1, 14:27:37
        
        Oh absolutely (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 1, 16:33:39
  - Thats good then. i do always check anyway its just in that there london (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 1, 10:23:15
    - The smurf lanes are a nightmare, exactly for the reason you state (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Apr 1, 10:38:00

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