highway merge
Traffic streams joining
A highway merge is where two traffic lanes converge into one, requiring drivers to adjust speed and yield to combine smoothly into a single flow.
The term applies both to the physical roadway section and to the act of entering: The highway merge was backed up for miles.
Merging etiquette—particularly the zipper method of alternating vehicles—is a perennial source of driver frustration.
- laneDesignated travel strip
- rampSloped connecting surface
- trafficMovement along routes
- rush hourBusiest commuting period
- bumper to bumperVehicles nearly touching ahead/behind
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Roadway departure lane
exit ramp · off-ramp · diverge · freeway exit · fork
highway mergeintersection
Point where paths meet
crossroads · traffic light · four-way stop · T-junction · roundabout
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