Appropriate traffic merging protocol offered
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Editor,
People seem not to know what it means when a right lane is ending and they have to merge into the left lane.
When the right lane is ending, it does not mean to speed up into a gap that is barely big enough for your car and to make the traffic slow down as you cut the other car off to merge into the lane. More than likely there is a gap after the car you’re trying to cut off, and I’m sure it won’t hurt you to wait a few more seconds to merge safely.
For example, I was driving into Polson, by China Gate and before AutoZone, in the left lane. I was going into town. A black Ford SUV sped up in the right lane and tried to squeeze between me and the car in front of me. There were no other cars behind me. The other driver could clearly merge safely behind me.
I wouldn’t let the other driver into the lane, so she tailgated me all the way to Town Pump, flipping us off. Girl, I know where you work and that was very unprofessional, especially for someone who is a manager in customer service, but that’s not the point. Some people seem to forget how to merge into traffic safely.
People should know that if the right lane ends it does not mean to speed up to a gap and try and cut off the other car. People just need to be patient and wait a few more seconds or switch lanes a long time before the lane ends.
Frank Old Horn
Polson
