The Concept of Zipper Merging. To understand zipper merging, it’s important to recognize that it’s a method of merging where vehicles from two lanes alternate in a sequential order, much like ...

"Zipper merging is for the greater good, but people still don't see it that way.' Some states' drivers are resistant to the more efficient, but seemingly less polite maneuver.

A zipper merge takes place when a lane is closed for construction and drivers continue to use both lanes of traffic until the merge area, when drivers alternate, taking turns merging into a single ...

When Alena Maschke, a freelance reporter, moved to the U.S. from Germany, where the zipper merge had long been written into traffic laws, she quickly learned the method of merging late was hardly ...

Experts love the zipper merge, but drivers are just as likely to see it as others rudely cutting their turn in line. By Paul Stenquist You’re approaching a construction zone and a sign tells you ...

There's a name for it: late merging, though advocates prefer the term "zipper merging" because it doesn't have a negative connotation. According to Ken Johnson, a Minnesota State Work Zone ...

A zipper merge — which is a late merge, using both lanes as long as possible — is often safer and will keep traffic flowing, but it's far from the popular move among drivers.

The zipper merge signs instruct, “Merge ahead,” “Use both lanes,” “Take turns” and “Merge here.” The project is slated to run to November, ...

The zipper merge, in which you use up all the space in a lane that’s closing and then take turns merging in at the very end, is both safer and better for traffic flow, traffic experts agree.

The zipper merge is a tried and true technique that's been used in Germany and other European countries for decades. In recent years Minnesota's Department of Transportation has been promoting it.

Instead, states that ask motorists to use the zipper method want all available roadway used up to the merge point. The zipper is not intended to be used when traffic is flowing briskly, with ample ...

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 ...