Road signs in Switzerland and Liechtenstein generally conform to the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals.
Although Switzerland is not a member of the European Union, signs largely follow the general European conventions concerning the use of shape and color to indicate their function. This is just a general pattern, which knows several exceptions.
Video Road signs in Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Concepts
Legal basis
The Swiss road signs are defined in the Road Signs Act, which is based on several laws and ordinances. Liechtenstein largely follows the legislation of Switzerland's.
The major ones are:
Swiss laws
Laws of Liechtenstein
Language
Each canton is responsible for management and placement of its road signs and complementary panels and uses one of the four official languages of Switzerland accordingly.
Metrics
Distances and other measurements are displayed in metric units.
Categorization and design
Starting 2003, the font ASTRA-Frutiger is replacing the previous SNV, which is still used in several European countries.
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Signs
Warning signs
Regulatory signs
Prohibitions
Mandatory Instructions
Priority signs
Indication signs
Conducting indication signs
Routing indication signs
... on main and minor roads
... numbering
... on motorways and expressways
... general
Informational signs
Complementary panels
General remarks:
- All signs and complementary panels can be combined with complementary panels for particular kinds of transport means.
- If accompanied with the words ausgenommen / Excepté / eccettuato (excluding) or gestattet / Autorisé / permesso (permitted), it means that the indicated kind of transport means are excluded from the regulation of the main sign.
- The sign bicycles (5.31) also includes mopeds with a designed maximal speed of 20km/h.
- Generally applicable complementary panels
- Complementary panels for certain signs
- Kinds of transport means
- Special panels
Road markings
- Markings
Traffic lights
General Remarks:
- Working traffic light signals (not turned off or not flashing yellow) precede the priority signs, the road markings, and the general road rules.
- A yellow flashing traffic light warns of special caution, and the general road rules, priority signs, and road markings have to be applied and followed (in particular stop signs (see 3.01) or give way signs (see 3.02) and all other priority signs, or direction indications (e.g. see 2.32-2.43, 2.46, 6.06, 6.10, 6.13), and others)!
- White traffic lights are addressed to public transport only.
General rules
- General signals
- ... with direction indication
Specifically addressed:
- ... to bicycles and mopeds
- ... to pedestrians and users of vehicle-like transport means
Police instruction signs
Blue Zone parking disc
See also
- Road rules of Switzerland
- Comparison of European road signs
References
External links
- Official Swiss Road Signs
Source of article : Wikipedia
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