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A safety trick of bicyclists of using a two-step process to turn onto a certain busy spur will become the law of the land in Charlottesville next week.

For years, bicyclists have rolled from the westbound lane of University Avenue into the intersection with Rugby Road to wait until it was safe to pedal left onto McCormick Road.

On Monday, Charlottesville road crews will begin painting the roads with a series of green boxes where bicyclists can wait for traffic signals to change before entering the intersection. Crews also will paint green lines to guide bicyclists through the turn and add street signs warning of the maneuver.

“The left turn [from University Avenue] is actually prohibited,” said Amanda Poncy, the city’s bicycle and pedestrian coordinator. “This is something bicyclists already do to legally get across, and what we’re doing is making it official.”

The southbound lane of Rugby Road also will have a green turn box where bicyclists can wait until it is safe to pedal into the intersection to stop until traffic has cleared before heading onto McCormick.