Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 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.Added by Chapter 47, 2022 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/4/2022.