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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hallelujah! Ten years ago outside New York City at an intersection that was heralded as one of the most congested in the world, I noted with incredulity how smoothly the merging of the cars went. My ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

You recently wondered why drivers find it relatively easy to merge from two lanes to one entering the District on I-295 north (Kenilworth Avenue), using the alternate merge approach, as opposed to the ...

Question: On freeways, it seems to be increasingly dangerous to be in the rightmost lane, because people on entrance ramps frequently push their way into traffic at much lower speeds. I was taught to ...

Q: Who has the right of way between cars traveling on the outside lane of the freeway and cars coming onto the freeway via on-ramps? It seems like I get "pinched" when driving in the outside lane or ...

While merging onto the freeway ... There’s a document called the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). It lays out how signs, signals, and markings should be used to manage traffic.