One would assume that since the merging lane seems empty, you can use it to pass all the stalled traffic up ahead. While it sounds like a foolproof plan, however, the merging lane is made especially ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — From city streets to state highways, the gripe about merging on the roads is heard often. Oregon and Washington's departments of transportation want drivers to zipper merge to keep ...

Summer is long gone, meaning that nearly all of us have returned to our daily freeway commutes, which are often full of clogged construction zones. Want a tip to make the drive go faster? Use the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The zipper merge movement is primarily used in construction areas. In certain circumstances, motorists should drive closer to the ...

Traffic merges at East Holly and North Forest streets for construction in Bellingham in 2009. Most states encourage drivers to utilize the “zipper merge” and wait until reaching the cones to merge.

With the increase in construction this year, I have been hearing from a lot of frustrated drivers who are stuck in traffic. However, the solution to the lane closure is a controversial one. The zipper ...

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Properly merging into a lane is an ability not many drivers have mastered. If a driver tries to merge in front of you, do you let them, or do you block them so they can’t merge? This man saw a ...

Until yesterday, I always merged out of a lane that was ending as soon as I saw a notice that the lane was about to end. Of course, traffic in the adjoining lane is often slowed because of the merging ...