PUTNEY — There is a simple solution to I-91-bridge-project traffic jams: drivers leaving room to take turns “zipper merging.”
“One Driver Can Prevent a Traffic Jam” explains (Wall Street Journal, Oct. 12, gratis online at wsj.com), as does interviewed traffic researcher William Beaty's website (trafficwaves.org).
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