RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Rapid growth in the area, such as the recent announcement of Apple opening a headquarters here, is leading to what we're calling a Triangle Transformation. In the coming months ...

The zipper merge technique is recommended by the NYSDOT and others who study traffic backups. But, it requires cooperation ...

PERINTON, N.Y. – If you’ve ever been jammed up in traffic trying to merge, this report is for you. Experts say a method called the “zipper merge” helps traffic flow smoothly. Well, when it’s done ...

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 ...

Why are so many drivers slow to pick up and use the zipper merge? I have reported for years about the lack of general merging etiquette in the Pacific Northwest and how it contributes to our terrible ...

DENVER — AAA estimates that more than 60 million people will travel by car this week. That means 60 million people have the opportunity to zipper merge. In the state of Maine, the signs are more ...

Nearly 10 years ago, something new — the “zipper merge” — was discussed in a “Safety on the Roads” column. Over the summer, the state Department of Transportation has implemented a zipper merge on ...

Nearly 10 years ago, something new — the “zipper merge” — was discussed in a Did You Know article. Over the summer, NYS DOT has implemented a zipper merge on I-490 in Rochester, where new bridges are ...

If you’re in a hurry to get somewhere, there’s one sign you don’t want to see along the highway: “Left (or Right) Lane Closed Ahead.” In most driver’s education classes, we’re taught to be polite and ...

Question: On freeways, it seems to be increasingly dangerous to be in the rightmost lane, because people on entrance ramps frequently push their way into traffic at much lower speeds. I was taught to ...