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.

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 ...

Waiting in backed up traffic in a construction zone can arguably be one of the most frustrating parts of driving. But one way of merging out of a closed lane in construction, called zipper merges, can ...

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 ...

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

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 ...