Road signs in Switzerland

Road signs in Switzerland conform to the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals.^[1]

Design

Distances and other measurements are displayed in metric units. The font used is the Frutiger, since 2003.^[2]

Although Switzerland is not a member of the European Union, signs follow the general European conventions concerning the use of shape and color to indicate their function.

Type of sign	Shape	Border	Background colour
Warning	Triangular	Red	White
Prohibition	Circular	Red	White
Mandatory instructions	Circular	White	Blue
Supplementary	Rectangular	Black	White
Information	Rectangular	White	White (urban) Blue (other roads) Green (motorway)

Language

Each canton for its road signs and complementary indications uses one of the four official languages of Switzerland accordingly.

Gallery

Warning signs

Bend to right
Bend to left
Double bend, first to right
Double bend, first to left
Slippery road
Uneven road ahead
Road narrows on both sides
Road narrows on right
Road narrows on left
Steep hill downwards
Steep hill upwards
Loose chippings
Falling rocks from the right
Road works ahead
Railway level crossing without gate or barrier ahead
Level crossing with barrier or gate ahead
Trams crossing ahead
Pedestrian crossing
Children
Wild animals
Cattle
Horses
Two-way traffic straight ahead
Traffic lights ahead
Low-flying aircraft
Side winds
Other danger

Regulatory signs

No transit
No entry for vehicular traffic
No motor vehicles except solo motorcycles
No motorcycles
No cycling
No mopeds
No large goods vehicles
No buses
No trailers
No vehicles carrying dangerous goods
No vehicles carrying water pollutants
No pedestrians
No skiing
No sledging
No rollerblading
Maximum weight
Axle weight limit
Maximum height
Maximum width
Maximum length
Maximum speed limit
Advisory maximum speed limit (in German)
Advisory maximum speed limit (in French)
Advisory maximum speed limit (in Italian)
Minimum speed
Turn right
Turn left
Keep right
Keep left
Straight ahead
Turn right ahead
Turn left ahead
Turn right or left
Roundabout
No right turn
No left turn
No overtaking
No overtaking by lorries
No U-turns
Minimum distance
Snow chains required
No stopping
No parking
Customs
Police checkpoint
End of maximum speed limit
End of advisory maximum speed limit (in German)
End of advisory maximum speed limit (in French)
End of advisory maximum speed limit (in Italian)
End of minimum speed
End of no overtaking restriction
End of no overtaking by lorries restriction
End of snow chain requirements
End of previous prescriptions
Home zone entry
End of home zone
Cycle lane
End of cycle lane
Footpath
Bridleway
Segregated cycle and pedestrian route
Cycle and pedestrian route
Bus lane

Priority signs

Stop and give way
Slow and give way
Priority road
End of priority road
Crossroad with a non-priority road
Crossroads with right-of-way from the right
Priority over junction from right
Priority over junction from left
Priority over oncoming vehicles
Give way to oncoming traffic
Level crossing with double flashing lights
Level crossing with single flashing light
Level crossing location
Multiple way level crossing location

Information signs

Motorway
End of motorway
Fast-traffic highway, only motor vehicles allowed
End of fast-traffic highway
Mountain postal road
End of mountain postal road
Tunnel
Distance to tunnel
One-way street ahead
Dead end
Water protection area
Pedestrian crossing
Pedestrian underpass
Pedestrian overpass
Hospital
Parking place
Parking with time restrictions
Covered parking place
Park and ride
Town name sign on major road
End of town (with distance to other town) on major road
Town name sign on minor road
End of town (with distance to other town) on minor road
Signpost leading onto motorway
Signpost on major road
Signpost on minor road
Detour
Detour (without name)
Guide signs
Approaches to junctions on major road
Approaches to junctions on minor road
Approaches to junctions on major road
Approaches to junctions on minor road
Guide signs
Route for lorries
Signpost to parking place
Signpost to park and ride
Signpost to campsite
Signpost to caravan site
Route for cycles
Route for mountain bikes
Route for rollerbladers
European route number sign
Main road number sign
Motorway number sign
Distance sign
Exit sign (in German)
Exit sign (in French)
Exit sign (in Italian)
Motorway distance sign
Motorway junction sign
Distance to police station (in German)
Distance to police station (in French)
Distance to police station (in Italian)
Campsite
Caravan site
Telephone
First aid
Repairs
Petrol station
Hotel
Restaurant
Refreshments
Tourist information
Youth hostel
Local radio information
Church services
Fire extinguisher
Exit sign

References

↑ "Convention on Road Signs and Signals Vienna, 8 November 1968". United Nations. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
↑ "Frutiger honored with SOTA award". Microsoft Typography. Retrieved 1 September 2012.

External links

Official Swiss Road Signs

Traffic signs

Signs	Warning sign Regulatory sign Prohibitory traffic sign Mandatory sign Special regulation sign Stop sign Yield sign Crossbuck Dead End sign One-way traffic Speed limit (by country) Advisory speed limit Information sign Direction, position, or indication sign Variable-message sign Bilingual sign Driver location signs Logo sign Priority to the right

By comparison	Comparison of European road signs Comparison of MUTCD-influenced traffic signs

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Lights	Traffic light Traffic-light signalling and operation Traffic light control and coordination

Typefaces	Alfabeto Normale (IT) Austria (AT) Caractères (FR) Clarendon (US) Clearview (US/CA/ID/PH) DIN 1451 (DE) Drogowskaz (PL) Highway Gothic (global) Frutiger (Europe) Hangil (KR) Motorway (Europe) NPS Rawlinson Roadway (US) Panno (KR) SNV (CH) Tern (Europe) Trafikkalfabetet (NO) Transport (UK) Tratex (SE)

Conventions	Geneva Convention on Road Traffic Vienna Convention on Road Traffic Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (US) Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions (UK)

Road signs in Europe

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States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Kosovo Nagorno-Karabakh Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria

Dependencies and other territories	Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Jersey Isle of Man Svalbard

Former	Czechoslovakia East Germany Soviet Union Yugoslavia

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