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A lane is closed ahead. You move over but other cars fly by and cut in before the bottleneck. It's frustrating but experts say it helps traffic flow.
A: First, a message for the driver that was blocking both lanes: You’re the problem.The law requires drivers to drive within a single lane. OK, now let’s talk about the zipper merge.. Many ...
An issue that makes zipper merging less effective is road rage and drivers who purposely block vehicles from moving into the open lane. Perrine said that with more construction, state troopers ...
Many drivers probably think of it as queue jumping - the Highway Code has guidance on the rules around merging in queues ...
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 ...
Many drivers, when they see a “lane closed ahead” sign, move over right away, doing the long-established early merge.
The motoring team at Dick Lovett has shared exactly what drivers should do next time they see a merge-in-turn road sign. According to the Highway Code, drivers should wait to merge in turn at the ...
Many drivers, when they see a “lane closed ahead” sign, move over right away, doing the long-established early merge.
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 ...
Many drivers, when they see a “lane closed ahead” sign, move over right away, doing the long-established early merge.
According to the Highway Code, drivers should wait to merge in turn at the point at which the two lanes merge into one unless it's not busy, with section 134 stating: "You should follow the signs ...