There are permanent zipper merge opportunities on state highways and city streets. “If you had some kind of signage that was very explicit, so that you said something like, ‘zipper merge, use both ...

A study by the Minnesota Department of Transportation shows that an effective zipper merge can reduce the duration of a ...

DENVER — AAA estimates that more than 60 million people will travel by car this week. That means 60 million people have the opportunity to zipper merge. In the state of Maine, the signs are more ...

See a "lane closed ahead" sign coming up? Your instinct might be to immediately and politely switch over to the open lane. You might look over in annoyance at the car zooming past in the ...

It’s a familiar scene: You’re driving on a California freeway at rush hour. As you crawl through traffic, you notice your lane is ending. It could be road construction forcing the lane closure, or ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — From city streets to state highways, the gripe about merging on the roads is heard often. Oregon and Washington's departments of transportation want drivers to zipper merge to keep ...

(WKYT) - For today’s Good Question, Austin asks: In construction zones and leaving congested areas, I have noticed central Kentucky citizens rarely using the zipper merge technique, thus backing up ...

Life is busy so you might have missed that this week is National Roundabouts Week. Interestingly, there is no Zipper Merging Week. Despite the difference in designation, the two share something in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. You are driving along on the highway, minding your own ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. There is a whole lot of merging going on. If that doesn’t ring ...