Traffic merges at East Holly and North Forest streets for construction in Bellingham in 2009. Most states encourage drivers to utilize the “zipper merge” and wait until reaching the cones to merge.

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 ...

When you’re stuck in traffic and waiting to merge into a single lane, there’s perhaps nothing more irritating than cars zooming past you only to switch lanes directly at the merge point. Ironically, ...

One of the most frustrating aspects of driving in traffic is getting cut off at a merge point, when two lanes converge into one. However, those drivers merging at the last moment might be smarter than ...