The driving technique that could cut traffic jams in half

Ongoing construction to replace the bridge on Route 224 in Canfield is causing some major traffic jams. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) says that's because drivers aren't merging correctly.

When one lane merges into another due to construction and partial closures, many drivers try to merge early, to avoid looking like they're trying to skip the line and cut other people off at the merge point. But according to ODOT, that actually causes worse traffic jams.

Instead, they're telling drivers to stay in their lane until it ends, then take turns going through the merge point.

“It is proven time and time again that this is a more efficient way of moving traffic,” said Matt Bruning, ODOT press secretary.

“The challenge that we have is there are a lot of folks out there who drive