Where do you position yourself on your bicycle when you approach an intersection? My position on Friday, 2pm, on Park Dr @ Monroe could have saved my life.

I was stopped (grounded) at the stop light on Park, crossing Monroe to access Piedmont Park. Traffic was heavy. Two vehicles were turning left (each way) off Monroe onto Park Dr. As with any stop light, a biker just waits for the light to turn green, maybe not pay too much attention to the traffic, just be aware. Well, I was grabbing for a piece of gum from my handlebar bag, when I heard a "smash". I looked up and the girl who was turning left my way was coming at me sideways. A car traveling in the right lane of Monroe (a van was turning left), hit her as she turned left without seeing the car?? That slid her sideways into me. I knew I had to get moving in the other direction, so I tried to start moving in the other direction. A witness said I "jumped" off my bike, (still had one foot clipped in), and was looking for an exit. I remember feeling the vehicle touch me, but without pain. I was attempting the "tuck and roll" technique, but did not make it back to my feet, just kinda of made it to my side/lower legs. I stood up and began accessing the damage. I felt fine, but had some blood on my left arm, right elbow. Both motor vehicles had to be towed away. I had dented the drivers rear door area, and took out the rear window! The blood on me was just road rash. My '85 Cannondale T700 was totaled. My guesstimate had 350,000 miles ridden on it.

So, here is the advise. If I had been any nearer the crosswalk/roadway, I might not be writing this. Stay behind the painted stripe before the crosswalk. DO NOT put your right foot on any curb, at anytime, while at an intersection. Pay attention all the time.
I am thankful for the knowledge I gained by taking, and teaching, bicycle education classes over the last 16 years. Knowledge and practice is the answer. NOT the school of hard knocks!