Have you seen the road sign “Right lane closed ahead, merge left,” but while you move to the left lane, other cars fly by you in the right lane? Then they duck into the left lane ahead of the cars in ...

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 ...

It's every driver's pet peeve. Bright orange barrels and signs emerge into view. A wave of brake lights flash ahead. Before you know it, traffic is slowing down to nearly a halt, and you're officially ...

CHICO — Highway 99’s seven-mile double barrel through Chico is a topic of heated claims between licensed drivers about how to properly drive. Though drivers education may have taught about merging ...

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.

In my May 21 column, Richard Huber, a man whose name will live in traffic infamy around here, suggested that in a merge situation, line-cutting is the way to go. "As long as a lane is available, use ...

Until yesterday, I always merged out of a lane that was ending as soon as I saw a notice that the lane was about to end. Of course, traffic in the adjoining lane is often slowed because of the merging ...