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H.B. 76 Vehicle Merger Amendments

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Bill Sponsor: Rep. Brammer, Brady

Floor Sponsor: Sen. McCay, Daniel

• Substitute Sponsor: Rep. Brammer, Brady

• CoSponsor(s):

  Winder, M.

• Drafting Attorney: Patrick Grecu
• Fiscal Analyst: Gary R. Syphus

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  • Last Action: 21 Mar 2022, Governor Signed
  • Last Location: Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
  • Effective Date: 4 May 2022
  • Session Law Chapter: 047

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H.B. 76

1     VEHICLE MERGER AMENDMENTS
2     2022 GENERAL SESSION
3     STATE OF UTAH
4     Chief Sponsor: Brady Brammer
5     Senate Sponsor: Daniel McCay
6     Cosponsor:
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:

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28          (a) "Merge point" means the point at which two traffic lanes merge into one traffic
29     lane.
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.