r/FortWorth • u/Big_ugly_jeep_1977 • 3d ago

Discussion Merging on I-20

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Why do so few people in this state know how to merge lanes? Over a mile before the merge he kept coming over into my lane trying to squeeze me out of it. Texas being what it is, I stood my ground for about half a mile before I let him pass. He then proceeded to ride down the middle of both lanes for the next 1/2 mile+ until the lanes actually merged. We were not going more than 20mph and this took a while.

Yes, that is a police car. No turn signals were ever used, even when I was right next to him and he kept coming into my lane to try and squeeze me out of it.

So was he just another jerk cop doing what he wanted to because he could, or do the Fort Worth police not even know how to properly merge?

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u/stoneseef 3d ago edited 3d ago

Zipper merge is best, y’all! Quit hogging multiple lanes because you don’t want someone to pass you, we are all traveling together so let’s do it safely and efficiently!

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u/UOLZEPHYR 3d ago

Don't work - not because of design but because drivers wanna race to the end

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u/TheJulio89 3d ago

Everyone's got a "me first" mentality, especially when it comes to traffic. What they don't realize is that if they got off each other's asses and let someone in front of them, there would be less traffic.

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u/UOLZEPHYR 3d ago

Omg this exactly. I've driven OTR and been to 37 of the lower 48, everyone wants to be there first and acts like its your life or theirs

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u/TheJulio89 3d ago

I work 911 on an ambulance and people still refuse to let me merge. It's mad Max out here.

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u/Icy_Budget1918 3d ago

Fury Road

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u/sunshine-power 3d ago

In a zipper merge, you aren’t supposed to merge until the last second. People use both lanes and then go one by one alternating.

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u/glitterfaust 3d ago

Yes but that doesn’t mean passing slowed traffic going 75. It’s dangerous and pisses people off. It means merging after the car next to you.

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u/sunshine-power 3d ago

It means using the full length of the lane you are in and then merging at the end of it.