Utah § 6a-903.1 - Right-of-way -- Zipper merge.

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§ 6a-903.1. Right-of-way -- Zipper merge.

Effective 5/4/2022
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.


Enacted by Chapter 47, 2022 General Session

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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