The zipper merge technique is recommended by the NYSDOT and others who study traffic backups. But, it requires cooperation ...

PERINTON, N.Y. – If you’ve ever been jammed up in traffic trying to merge, this report is for you. Experts say a method called the “zipper merge” helps traffic flow smoothly. Well, when it’s done ...

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 ...

Nearly 10 years ago, something new — the “zipper merge” — was discussed in a “Safety on the Roads” column. Over the summer, the state Department of Transportation has implemented a zipper merge on ...

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 ...

If you’re in a hurry to get somewhere, there’s one sign you don’t want to see along the highway: “Left (or Right) Lane Closed Ahead.” In most driver’s education classes, we’re taught to be polite and ...

Do we need to re-learn how we merge on the freeway? The Kansas Department of Transportation says yes. But are we open to re-thinking something we have done the same way for years? Since 2016, KDOT has ...

Construction season is here, and with it, comes back-ups. The Michigan Department of Transportation is reminding drivers how to get through the work zones quickly. It’s the ‘zipper merge.’ Many ...

DETROIT – What’s the right way to merge in traffic? Local 4′s Jason Colthorp has the answer. In 2019 he took to social media to point out the flawed way of merging while approaching construction by ...

Make the most of what we have while we wait for the bridge decision. The morning and afternoon traffic jams are caused by merge points. The only merge point that doesn’t have enough street width for ...

PennDOT announced Tuesday that a new traffic configuration will be implemented on westbound Interstate 78 where it merges with southbound Interstate 81 in Union Township, Lebanon County. Work to set ...