“Thru traffic use left lane next 7 miles,” states a sign seen driving southbound into Chico. It’s counterpart on the northbound lanes says “next 6 miles.” ...

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 ...

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 ...

There’s always someone in the left lane who wants to go faster than you. ... moving left to allow others to merge, ... The sign says: “80 Km/h” and ...

A zipper merge is when drivers wait until a designated merge point as opposed to merging "early" when they see signs that a lane is closed ahead. According to INDOT, drivers should take turns ...

Yield signs may require drivers to stop and yield to oncoming traffic, rather than zippering into a lane as is done in a merge situation. Do you have a question for Just Askin'? Send it to us at ...

Maine has been promoting the "alternate merge" for 10 years with signs showing left and right lanes merging into one middle lane. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; ...

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 ...

About a mile ahead, the left lane is closed. You'll have to merge into a freeway-turned-parking lot. By the time you get over and continue to sit in traffic, suddenly a car zooms past you and ...

Maine has been promoting the "alternate merge" for 10 years with signs showing left and right lanes merging into one middle lane. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; ...