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Engineers say zipper merging may help traffic flow

Last-minute merges on highways are often blamed for causing road rage. But engineers in a handful of states are now encouraging drivers to use the so-called zipper merge -- when drivers wait until the final moments to join a single lane of traffic before construction zones. Kris Van Cleave reports.
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