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Ah, yes, everyone should do the right thing.
But here's the issue, - everyone is human. We make mistakes. So the rules of the road are about mitigating risk.
As some who's driven, cycled, and motorcycled something around a million miles in my life, I've had many circumstances where I avoided problems because I was (fortunately) being conservative.
And I've been lucky, many, many times where I wasn't being as attentive as I should be, but the other person was.
You're saying we should clip those corners, reducing the margins.
Except that "clipping corners" would improve safety.
Basically, what I've asked is "why isn't an Idaho Stop the default at an intersection like this?", knowing that Idaho stops have been shown time and time again to improve cyclist safety and makes cycling easier.
Of course, if you approach an intersection and it appears like a conflict could occur, be mindful and make sure everyone is paying attention.
But if there are no cars or pedestrians at these 3-way intersections, cyclists should have no problem simply riding through. This is keeping in mind that we are on the far edge of the road, where it would be highly unlikely that a conflict would occur. If a motorist attempted the same, it would put others in danger.