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The only way for that to happen is where the car is FRONT of the cyclist, and the cyclist rides INTO the side of the car as it’s changing lanes.

This is exactly why passing on the right is illegal. Because overtaking vehicles drive right into the side of a car as it slows and makes a right turn. The cyclist is (yet again) failing to observe traffic laws. Shocking, huh?

If you don’t want to get right hooked, stop passing cars on the right as they slow down to make a turn.

Either take the lane as you’re legally entitled, stay in the middle, slow down as the car in front of you slows down, or pass it on the left if you are able to do so. But passing it on the right as it’s preparing to make a turn and getting run over is your own damn fault. If I ever got hit by a cyclist doing that, you can bet I’d be suing for damages. [/quote]

The law disagrees with your interpretation. Passing on the right is not illegal for a person who is riding a bike. And drivers are not allowed to turn across another person's path. A person going straight has the right-of-way over a person turning. When you're driving and getting ready to turn right, you must not only signal, you must also check on the right for people who are biking and people who are walking.

If you right-hook a cyclist, and the collision damages your car, you may sue, but you will lose.

I agree, however, that one way to TRY to avoid a right hook is to take the lane.

https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/08/science-tackles-the-right-hook-bikings-most-feared-crash/567230/[/quote]

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