Here is an example of a free protected right turn that has marked the crosswalk conflict and the merged conflict.
This view shows the approach to the free right for bikes. The bikes that are crossing the intersection (through and left turning) are positioned to the left side of the approaching protected bike lane. Their stop bar is still in front of the through/right turning car stop bar. Right turning bikes are clearly directed to the right, crosswalk markings are also used in this example.
This example uses a smaller island, but still separates through bikes from right turning bikes. Here the through bike conflict with right turning cars is highlighted with blue pavement color. This example also clearly indicates right turning bikes are to yield to crosswalk by including two sharks teeth yield markings.
The rights here in Odense are different than in Copenhagen. Here most are protected. City Transportation Planner Connie Juel Clausen explained that they have been working on safety as well as capacity increases. The protected right turn for bike riders vastly improves commute times because in Denmark there are no turns on red (for all modes) so even bike riders need to wait for the light turn green. So the protected right turn lane for bikes creates a slip lane for them to pull them out of the intersection and get them moving on their way.
This right turn bike slip lane has minimal markings, no yield or crosswalk markings, or yield on merge. Photo also shows their clear way-finding signage.
This one shows the right turn slip lane is actually raised up to crosswalk height to help indicate yield to crosswalk users, but no sharks teeth yield line. You can see the right turning bikes do not have a stop bar, but the through bikes do, and the thru bikes wait for green.
This shows the slight raised right turn slip lane for the bikes. And shows the radii for the car right turns. The functional car right turn radii is larger because they are turning from left of the through bike lane.
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