The "Lane Ends - Merge Now" Sign Is There for a Very Good Reason. There are improper and proper ways to merge—here's how you should do it. Nelson Ireson Writer Oct 17, 2019. See 1 Photo.

Q: What is the proper way for traffic to merge when the sign says "Lane ends, merge left?" I recently was traveling north on Old Monrovia Road at the University Drive intersection. About 300 yards ...

You’re driving on the freeway and you see a sign that says “Lane ends ahead, merge left.” It may be because there is construction work going on or a crash.

“It ends up causing that lane to slow down, ... 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 ...

When the right lane is closed ahead, if most drivers try to get over into the left lane immediately after seeing the sign, traffic in that lane slows and backs up past the point of that first ...

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 ...

Maine has promoted the “alternate merge” for 10 years. The sign shows left and right lanes merging into one middle lane. “We don’t use it every place because it really needs to be ...

Starting about 1.5 miles ahead of the lane closure, a series of signs were placed on both sides of the road, “Road work ahead,” “Use both lanes to merge point,” “Lane closed ahead” and ...