CHICAGO (WLS) -- What's the proper way to merge when lanes are reduced in a construction zone, or when emergency vehicle block a lane? Move over early, well before the pinch point, right? Wrong. There ...

Plus, experts share what to do if your zipper needs to be replaced altogether. Zippers are named after the sound they make, but that moniker feels less appropriate when the fastener gets stuck. The ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- The zipper merge is supposed to be simple. Use both lanes and then merge just before two become one, coming together like the teeth of a zipper. That's when the Minnesota ...

Combine two rows of fine teeth that lock together, a slider and a tab, and all of a sudden you have a quick way of securely closing a bag, jacket or pair of pants–a zipper. These handy, everyday ...

At first glance the very idea of a zipper that unzips and zips up by itself seems somewhat ridiculous. After all, these contraptions are mostly used on pieces of clothing and gear where handling a ...

Whitcomb Judson was an ordinary American who devised an extraordinary new way to "connect" the world. He called it the clasp-locker. We call it the zipper. The word "zipper" entered the language only ...

If you have an annoying zipper that sticks, you don’t have to put up with it! Without proper lubrication, friction between the zipper parts can cause sticking. But don’t retire that garment just yet.

A few simple tips can save you time and reduce frustration in heavy traffic and construction zones, whether during your daily commute or a summer vacation drive across Michigan. Here's a big one: Use ...

For more than a century, the zipper has stayed more or less the same: two interlocking rows of teeth, a sliding pull, and the fabric tape that holds it together. It’s one of those inventions that ...