Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Summer is prime time for construction in Washington state. With hundreds of construction projects scheduled across the state this ...

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 ...

DURHAM (WTVD) -- NCDOT and North Carolina State researchers are studying the effectiveness of the "zipper merge." The rather unique sign was installed 2 weeks ago where NC 147 meets southbound I-85.

See a "lane closed ahead" sign coming up? Your instinct might be to immediately and politely switch over to the open lane. You might look over in annoyance at the car zooming past in the ...

Few road scenarios trigger faster anger than a lane closure on a busy highway. Orange signs appear, cones march toward the horizon, and drivers immediately start sorting themselves into the righteous ...

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 ...

Why are so many drivers slow to pick up and use the zipper merge? I have reported for years about the lack of general merging etiquette in the Pacific Northwest and how it contributes to our terrible ...

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 ...

Summer is prime time for construction in Washington state. With hundreds of construction projects scheduled across the state this summer, routes are altered on many cross-state trips. These projects ...

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 the right lane? Then they duck into the left lane ahead of the cars in ...