The Hastings Area Chamber (www.hastingsmn.org) and Mn/DOT (http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/hastingsbridge/) sent this out today to Chamber members encouraging them to put this in business and car windows.
Of course, there's a story behind this. 
The problem starts with a four lane Highway and a two lane bridge. Regular Hastings Bridge travelers know the rules. Get in the left lane as soon as possible and DO NOT let anyone cut in front of you from the right lane, especially in the last block before the actual crossing. Minnesota Nice rules do not apply. It is every man for himself and we come under severe scrutiny if we don't close the gap and someone sneaks in.
Now because bridge repair has reduced traffic to one lane, we have a Zipper Zone. That is two lanes of traffic taking turns as they merge into one.
After a week of Zipper Zone Anarchy that included incidents of center lane hogging and some minor road rage, Hastings and it's Zipper Zone have been the subject of radio show hosts and newspaper reports. Tickets have been issued and coffee groups at Emily's have had lots to talk about.The Hastings Area Chamber and Mn/DOT sent out a business or car window flyer asking it's members to spread the word.
Call it an attempt at moving traffic along or a reminder that this is Hastings, after all, and we are known for being friendly and nice. Call it whatever you like but, this evening as I drove through town the Zipper was alive and well and traffic was zipping along merrily.
Pam Holzem is a full time Realtor, licensed as a Broker in Minnesota, professionally serving Hastings, Cottage Grove, Rosemount, Farmington, Inver Grove Heights, Burnsville, Apple Valley, Cannon Falls, and Red Wing. And a Wisconsin Real Estate Agent working with buyers and sellers in Prescott, River Falls, Ellsworth, and all those great little towns in Western Wisconsin.
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