

And I'm not sure New Yorkers have that kind of patience. Visit megaphone. Am I in the wrong? Now, I like the Zipper Merge idea, but only if everyone would adhere to it. The Michael Kay Show ESPN Sports 4.5 1.4K Ratings Hour 3: Judge's Injury Hour 3: Judge's Injury Michael is concerned about Judge's toe injury. Now, is that the correct way to do it? I usually merge way before the lane runs out. Now, will motorists follow this and be courteous? I've seen plenty of motorists who don't merge until their lane just about runs out.

It's designed to be the most effective and quickest way to move through work zone roadway construction sites. Rather than having all the cars merge into the open lane as early as possible, all cars should use all lanes as long as possible and then cars take turns merging. That said, in areas of merging traffic where two or more lanes are narrowed down to one, there seems to be confusion and/or debate as to when to merge.Īccording to Greater Binghamton Today, various state DOTs around the country are adopting the 'Zipper Merge.' What is the Zipper Merge? One of our Townsquare Media radio stations in Bizmark, North Dakota, Cool 98.7 puts it in this context: Too many times we hear of road construction worker fatalities, and the Southern Tier is no stranger to this fact.

Keep our hard-working construction workers safe.
