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Art. 1 Ordinance of September 5, 1979, on Road Signage (OSR) - Contents, Abbreviations, and Definitions

OSR; Chapitre 1 Définitions et champ d’application
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Art. 1 OSR · Contents, Abbreviations, and Definitions

This ordinance governs the signs, markings, and advertisements on roads and their surroundings, the signals and instructions to be given by the police, and determines the necessary measures and restrictions for traffic. In the context of this ordinance, the following definitions apply: a. DETEC stands for the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications; b. FEDRO denotes the Federal Roads Office; c. authority refers to the entity that is competent according to cantonal law to order the installation or removal of signs and markings; d. administrative procedure law is the Federal Law of December 20, 1968, on Administrative Procedure; e. LCR refers to the Federal Law of December 19, 1958, on Road Traffic; f. OCR is the ordinance of November 13, 1962, on the Rules of Road Traffic; g. OETV denotes the ordinance of June 19, 1995, regarding the technical requirements for road vehicles; h. SDR is the ordinance of November 29, 2002, relating to the transport of dangerous goods by road; i. ORN refers to the ordinance of November 7, 2007, on national roads.

The numbers placed in parentheses after the designation of a signal or marking refer to the figures listed in appendix 2. The term "within localities" or "in localities" refers to an area beginning at the sign "Beginning of a locality on a main road" (4.27) or "Beginning of a locality on a secondary road" (4.29) and ending at the sign "End of a locality on a main road" (4.28) or "End of a locality on a secondary road" (4.30). The term "outside localities" or "outside of localities" refers to an area beginning at the sign "End of a locality on a main road" or "End of a locality on a secondary road" and ending at the sign "Beginning of a locality on a main road" or "Beginning of a locality on a secondary road."

Complementary plaques are panels providing additional information related to the signals (art. 63). Highways and expressways are routes designated by the sign "Highway" (4.01) or the sign "Expressway" (4.03), on which specific traffic rules apply (art. 45, para. 1). Main roads are those designated by the sign "Main road" (3.03), on which drivers, as an exception to the right-hand priority provided by law (art. 36, para. 2, LCR), have priority at intersections (art. 37, para. 1). Secondary roads are all roads whose beginning is not specifically signaled and on which general traffic rules apply (e.g., right-hand priority according to art. 36, para. 2, LCR). Roads allocated to general traffic are all roads located within localities, primarily designed to meet the requirements of motorized traffic and intended for safe, efficient, and economical transport.

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Court Decisions Applying This Provision (11)

VVGE.1991.92.Nr.28 · ow (Art. 1 Abs. 4 SSV)
Urban Zone Designation and Speed Limit Reduction for Pedestrian Safety
Used to define the beginning and end of 'built-up area' signage.
VVGE.1991.92.Nr.29 · ow (Art. 1 Abs. 4 SSV)
Rural Road Safety Upgrade: Speed Limit Reduced Despite Rejection of Urban Designation
Cited in relation to the criteria for 'Innerorts' (within built-up areas) signaling.
7H 22 308 · lu (Art. 1 Abs. 9 SSV)
Cantonal Road Speed Limit Reduction Upheld Due to Safety and Noise Concerns
Cited to define 'verkehrsorientierte Strassen' (traffic-oriented roads).
SBK.2023.86 · ag (Art. 1 Abs. 3 SSV)
Motorcyclist Collision and Negligence Appeal
Cited in relation to the 'no right of way' sign and waiting line.
A/834/2021 · ge (art. 1 al. 4 OSR)
Cantonal Vehicle Office v. Driver License Withdrawal Appeal
This provision was used to confirm that the location of the offense was indeed within a built-up area ('localité').
IV.2014.188 · sg (Art. 1 Abs. 4 SSV)
Driver License Revocation for Excessive Speeding in Urban Area
This provision defining the beginning and end of the 'inner-city area' was used in the reasoning leading to the application of Art. 16c Abs. 1 lit. a SVG, although the focus was on the signals themselves.
IV.2012.100 · sg (Art. 1 Abs. 4 SSV)
Speeding Penalty Upheld Despite Appellant's Claim of Mistaken Zone Classification
Cited in the reasoning to define the characteristics of the 'innerorts' area, which determined the objective severity of the offense.
IV.2012.123 · sg (Art. 1 Abs. 4 SSV)
Driver License Suspension Appeal for Speeding
This provision defines the beginning and end of the 'innerorts' (within city limits) area, which was central to determining the severity of the offense.
IV.2012.100 · sg (Art. 1 Abs. 4 SSV)
Appeal of License Revocation for Excessive Speed in Built-Up Area
This provision defines 'innerorts' (within city limits) and was used to determine that the location of the speeding was an urban area.
IV.2012.123 · sg (Art. 1 Abs. 4 SSV)
Driver License Suspension Upheld for Excessive Speeding
This provision defining the scope of 'within city limits' was used in the reasoning leading to the final orders.
CR.2008.0196 · vd (art. 1 al. 6 OSR)
Driver Appeal Against Speeding Warning Dismissed Based on Road Classification
Cited in the reasoning to specify that motorways and semi-motorways are designated by specific signals.