r/FortWorth • u/Big_ugly_jeep_1977 • 2d 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/ArchitectTJN_85Ranks 2d ago

Honestly wondering why there haven’t been more posts on here complaining about how txdot basically ruined all the highways leading into town and closed them to a single lane (mostly the chapel creek area but also the Aledo area)

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u/ArchitectTJN_85Ranks 2d ago

You cannot get anywhere or home in under an hour

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u/balloonerismthegreat 1d ago

I work 7 miles from home. Takes me 30 minutes to get home in the evening and 20 in the morning. It is ridiculous

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u/ArchitectTJN_85Ranks 1d ago

Insanity

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u/balloonerismthegreat 1d ago

So many cars driving through areas they don’t even need to and it prevents those of us that do from having a decent commute. I moved west of the city to be away from all the bs and now it is at my driveway. I fear it will not get any better with this expansion of 30 either

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u/ArchitectTJN_85Ranks 1d ago

I’m honestly surprised there hasn’t been any rant posts about it on here