Hi Elaine,<br><br>As far as riding through that type of intersection, I don't want to encourage you to do something that you don't feel is safe. It definitely requires advanced traffic cycling skills, knowledge and experience. This is "Road 2" material. Having said that, the keys are to merge left of the right only lanes early, which is likely to require negotiating for right of way to do that, and to be clear that you're controlling the traffic lane by riding near the center of it, but doing that in 50+ mph traffic can be nerve racking. If the lanes are wide enough, sharing the lanes (riding near the lane stripe) might be an option that some cyclists prefer. My preference is to signal clearly and wait until someone slows to my speed, then get into the lane in front of them, but that's just me. Again, don't try anything that you're not comfortable doing. You might consider practicing when traffic is less busy, though motor traffic speeds are likely to be even higher then.<br>
<br>You can also ride the crosswalks and sidewalks, assuming there is a pedestrian crossing across the 805 onramp lanes.<br><br>Once you get past the 805 onramp, you still have to merge all the way left to make your left (or U?) turn. A 2.5 mile detour north over to Sorrento Valley Blvd via Vista Sorrento Parkway, and then back south via Sorrento Valley Road avoids all this merging if you don't feel safe and comfortable doing it. Might be worth the extra 10 minutes... You can also get over to Sorrento Valley Blvd from Mira Mesa
Blvd earlier using Camino Ruiz, Camino Santa Fe, or Lusk Blvd (or Pacific Heights
to Barnes Canyon Rd. to Lusk Blvd).<br><br>Eastbound is arguably even more challenging because gravity is working against you too, but at least there is only lane that you have to merge left across, and then watch for the right-on-red-runners turning right from the n/b 805 offramp onto MM blvd.<br>
<br>Hope this helps.<br><br>Serge<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 10:35 AM, <<a href="mailto:fuse@san.rr.com">fuse@san.rr.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I am a fairly new commuter looking to ride across Mira Mesa to my workplace in Sorrento Valley. Most of my route travels westbound down Mira Mesa Blvd. and my destination is on Sorrento Valley road on the left-hand side, immediately after the I-805 freeway underpass.<br>
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Here two lanes are turning right onto the freeway and the bike lane stops. This route is listed on the Ridelink Bike Map, so there must be some way to do this safely?<br>
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What is the safest way to navigate onto Sorrento Valley road from Mira Mesa Blvd. in rush hour traffic? I have a similar problem with the 2 e/b lanes turning onto I-805S on the return trip.<br>
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Thank you for any advice.<br>
Elaine L.<br>
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