The Virginia Department of Transportation Staunton District is launching a pilot program about zipper merges in work zones. With a zipper merge, traffic entering an active work zone uses both travel ...

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 ...

Picture it: You're driving on the interstate when traffic slows because a lane is closed ahead. You merge over right away and patiently wait, and watch (perhaps with increasing annoyance) while a ...

We've all been there. You're driving down a highway before coming across signs informing you of an upcoming work zone and that one lane will be closing soon. There are two schools of thought on what ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – There’s a statewide campaign to get drivers on board with the zipper merge technique when approaching crashes or road work. Transportation officials even went to the trouble of ...

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 ...

EVANSVILLE — As construction on the Lloyd Expressway is set to begin, there are multiple terms which may be new to local drivers. Below are definitions from the Indiana Department of Transportation of ...

Question: Could you explain the Zipper Merge for merging into construction zones in Minnesota? I have tried using the Zipper Merge many times and it seems that hardly anyone else on the road knows ...