Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 76 First Substitute (2022GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Brammer, B.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/21/2022

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• requires an operator of a vehicle to use the zipper method when two traffic lanes merge into one traffic lane.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

VEHICLE MERGER AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Brady Brammer
Senate Sponsor: 
Daniel McCay
Cosponsor:
Mike Winder
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies traffic code provisions relating to vehicle merging.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ requires an operator of a vehicle to use the zipper method when two traffic lanes
merge into one traffic lane.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
41-6a-903.1
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
41-6a-903.1
 is enacted to read:
 41-6a-903.1.
Right-of-way -- Zipper merge.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Merge point" means the point at which two traffic lanes merge into one traffic
lane.
(b) "Zipper method" means a method of merging vehicles at a merge point that
involves the operators of the merging vehicles:
(i) using both lanes of traffic until the vehicles reach the merge point; and
(ii) once the vehicles reach the merge point, alternating yielding the right-of-way into
the single traffic lane.
(2) An operator of a vehicle shall use the zipper method when merging at a congested
merge point.
(3) A violation of this section is an infraction.