Zipper merging may feel wrong by Midwestern etiquette standards, but that doesn't mean it's not the right move.

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.

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 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 ...

The “zipper merge,” in which vehicles run in parallel until one lane physically narrows, is often the best method for traffic flow in slow zones.

First, a definition of "zipper merge," courtesy of the N.C. Department of Transportation, which has actually set up formal zipper merge zones in some places: "As its name suggests, this type of ...

The zipper merge is when a driver exhausts a lane all the way to the choke point and then falls in line one by one with the traffic in the lane, like the teeth of a zipper. Some people think it's ...

A recent column about “zipper merging” prompted reactions from readers who shared strong opinions about the topic. I wrote about the zipper merge, a concept that addresses how some ...

The zipper merge is only appropriate in either slow or stop-and-go conditions. If you are going the speed limit, you should merge as normal. Where there are long gaps between cars, merge as normal.

Engineers say the zipper merge only works in high-traffic, low-speeds situations. If it’s a work zone where you’re traveling closer to freeway speeds, experts say it is still better to merge ...

Can zipper merging overcome such deeply rooted aversion? Proponents believe with enough public education and practice, motorists will get the idea.

Zipper merging is the concept of driving in a closing lane to the end before merging with the next traffic lane. One car from the ending lane, one car from the existing lane. Back and forth.