Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you seen the road sign “Right lane closed ahead, merge left,” but while you move to the left lane, other cars fly by you in ...

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.

In light traffic, combined with high average speeds, an early merge makes sense. In moderate to heavy traffic, early merging ...

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 ...

CHICO — Highway 99’s seven-mile double barrel through Chico is a topic of heated claims between licensed drivers about how to properly drive. Though drivers education may have taught about merging ...

If I know my lane is ending up ahead, when should I try to get into the next lane? I usually try to get in as soon as I can. But I see a lot of drivers waiting until they get to the end of the lane ...

When one lane of traffic is closed on a congested road ahead, many drivers will change lanes as soon as possible to avoid passing stopped cars and merging ahead of them. For some, it’s a question of ...

DENVER — AAA estimates that more than 60 million people will travel by car this week. That means 60 million people have the opportunity to zipper merge. In the state of Maine, the signs are more ...