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7 Mike Winder
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9 LONG TITLE
10 General Description:
11 This bill modifies traffic code provisions relating to vehicle merging.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 ▸ requires an operator of a vehicle to use the zipper method when two traffic lanes
15 merge into one traffic lane.
16 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17 None
18 Other Special Clauses:
19 None
20 Utah Code Sections Affected:
21 ENACTS:
22 41-6a-903.1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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24 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25 Section 1. Section 41-6a-903.1 is enacted to read:
26 41-6a-903.1. Right-of-way -- Zipper merge.
27 (1) As used in this section:
28 (a) "Merge point" means the point at which two traffic lanes merge into one traffic
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30 (b) "Zipper method" means a method of merging vehicles at a merge point that
31 involves the operators of the merging vehicles:
32 (i) using both lanes of traffic until the vehicles reach the merge point; and
33 (ii) once the vehicles reach the merge point, alternating yielding the right-of-way into
34 the single traffic lane.
35 (2) An operator of a vehicle shall use the zipper method when merging at a congested
36 merge point.
37 (3) A violation of this section is an infraction.