HB 2055 - DIGEST

Requires the superintendent of public instruction to include the following in traffic safety education courses: The late merge zipper method which is applied when two lanes are merging and drivers are using both lanes of traffic until reaching the defined merge area and then alternating in zipper fashion into the single lane.

Requires the department of licensing to: (1) Include testing on the late merge zipper method during a driver licensing examination;

(2) Provide information on the late merge zipper method to driver's license renewal applicants; and

(3) Include information on the late merge zipper method in the required curriculum for an instructor's license or a driver training school license.