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