Drivers merge in a single lane a mile ahead and often get angry when people pass them in the unused lane. I even got behind a driver who was straddling the line to prevent anyone from getting ...

The tricky part is that a lot of people think they need to merge early when they see the arrow sign, but that creates one dense line of traffic and leads to longer backups when traffic is heavy.

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 ...