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According to INDOT, drivers should take turns moving into the open lane. Essentially, drivers are waiting until just before their lane ends to merge. Displaced left turn ...
Of course, traffic in the adjoining lane is often slowed because of the merging. Yesterday I could not merge until the end of the lane, and I found that not only could I merge more easily, but ...
I agree with Jim Cohen, who suggested that setting the left lane apart in some way would discourage drivers from using it except when needed to pass [Dr. Gridlock, July 19]. On Route 29 in Howard ...
Who has the right of way in this situation?: Two cars turn on to a road which clearly states with arrows that the right lane will be ending. So who has the right of way, the car on the left or the ...
Maine has been promoting the "alternate merge" for 10 years with signs showing left and right lanes merging into one middle lane.
A more commonly known sign, “Thru traffic merge left” is detailed in the official Caltrans manual as needed when a lane is being dropped at the next exit.
For years, motorists eastbound on SR 104 from downtown Edmonds have been forced to navigate a series of confusing lane ...
Two years ago Lane Seminary was ready to merge, either with Princeton Theological Seminary or Chicago Presbyterian Seminary. Not until last week was a compromise effected.
Moving to the center lane while waiting for a gap in oncoming traffic allows the rest of traffic to keep moving, and it gets them out of the way of a potential rear-end crash while they wait.
When your lane ends, do you drive to the end and hope someone lets you in, or merge right away? Ohio Department of Transportation explains.
Learn how to safely and legally use two-way left turn lanes. These lanes improve traffic flow and reduce injury crashes by up to 20%.