Some Traffic rules:
Road conditions | https://www.srf.ch/verkehrsinformationen?srg_shorturl_source=verkehr |
Autobahn | Speed limit: 120 kmh. not signaled. All Vehicles driving on motorways must display a sticker (“Autobahn Vignette”, CHF 40.- valid one year). The sticker must be glued to the windscreen! Check on rental car! Trailers need a sticker too. Drive on right lane, left is for overtaking only. Signal when changing the lane. |
Inside towns | 50 kmh |
Generally outside towns | 80 kmh. not signaled |
Roundabout | The traffic inside the roundabout has right of way.Before leaving the circle give signal. |
Blaue Zoneand Parkieren mit Parkscheibe | Free limit time parking. In “Blaue Zone”: 1 hour during business hours, free parking during lunch hours and night. Arriving 8 AM through 11.30 AM: 1hr parking Arriving 1.30 PM through 6 PM:1 hr parking Arriving between 11.30 AM and 1.30 PM: parking until 2.30 PM. Arriving between 6 PM and 8 AM: parking until 9 AM. Supplementary boards are added, if: – restrictions also apply for Sundays and holiday’s – parking is limited to 30 Minutes or other lengthMark the time on your parking disk (Parkscheibe). The disk has to be placed behind windscreen.There is a similar system in the Swiss Romande with red disks. |