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 ...

RANT to Seattle drivers who don't zipper merge. PLEASE, Seattle drivers — understand why zipper merging (every other car) at the end is much faster and more efficient than merging early. When two ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Rapid growth in the area, such as the recent announcement of Apple opening a headquarters here, is leading to what we're calling a Triangle Transformation. In the coming months ...

In my May 21 column, Richard Huber, a man whose name will live in traffic infamy here, suggested that in a merge situation, line-cutting is the way to go. "As long as a lane is available, use it until ...

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 ...

The Enquirer's Just Askin' series aims to answer the questions that no one seems to have an answer for, not even Google. It's every driver's pet peeve. Bright orange barrels and signs emerge into view ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rick Keniston looked ahead toward the largely empty lane on the right side of state Highway 14, just east of Interstate 205. “It should be full of cars,” Keniston, regional traffic engineer for the ...