nostr:npub10afh6c7v8uvs539cmg73z3v77uanxw23xhmc0wfth8re6nx9zwcs3elkvw Yes, I have never heard that you have to stop behind the bike box. Often the box is away from where the cars would be anyway. I use to bike to work in SF so I learned the safety regulations so I would know how to be as safe as possible. The general rule is to operate a bike like a car, signaling for turns with access to the bike lanes. Cars are just supposed to stay out of the bike lane which they violate often.

On Valencia the city decided to put the bike path down the middle of the road after years of attempting to keep the bike lanes between traffic and parked cars. I reported so many bike lane violations. I am not sure if this is safer, but I do enjoy seeing a rideshare vehicle blocking car traffic which backs up quickly while cyclists can safely use the bike path. I would have liked that back when that road was my bike commute.