741.21 SSVOSROSSTR

CH

Art. 22b Ordinance of 5 September 1979 on Road Signage (OSR) - Shared Zone

OSR; Chapitre 3 Signaux de prescription

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Art. 22b OSR · Shared Zone

The "Shared Zone" sign (2.59.5) designates roads located in residential or commercial areas, where pedestrians and users of devices equivalent to vehicles may utilize the entire traffic area. They have the right of way but must not unnecessarily obstruct vehicles.

The maximum speed is set at 20 km/h.

Parking is permitted only in places designated by signs or markings. The rules governing parking in general apply to the parking of bicycles and mopeds.

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Court Decisions Applying This Provision (12)

810.2022.174 · bl (Art. 22b SSV)

Bottmingen Speed Limit Reduction Upheld

Relates to the signage of a meeting zone.

P/14180/2018 · ge (art. 22b OSR)

Appeal Against Dismissal of Negligent Harm Complaint in Traffic Accident

Cited to define the characteristics of a 'Zone de rencontre' (Meeting Zone).

Begegnungszone.Temp · ag (Art. 22b SSV)

Municipality's Right to Establish 20 km/h "Begegnungszone" Upheld

The court used this provision to define the characteristics and requirements of a 'Begegnungszone' (traffic-calmed zone).

EBVU.17.191 · ag (Art. 22b SSV)

Shared Space Zone Upheld with 20 km/h Speed Limit

This provision defines the characteristics and requirements for a 'Begegnungszone' (traffic-calmed zone).

VB.2014.00510 · zh (Art. 22b SSV)

Appeal Regarding Shared Space Zone Establishment and Pedestrian Safety

Cited in the list of legal norms.

GE.2012.0137 · vd (Art. 22b OSR)

Property Owners v. Road Service (Parking Ban Annulment)

Cited as an example of an alternative global solution that the municipality could examine following the annulment of the decision.

SB110654 · zh (Art. 22b Abs. 1 und 2 SSV)

Traffic Violation Affirmation: Speeding and Pedestrian Right-of-Way

This provision is cited as part of the legal basis for the conviction confirmed in the final orders.

GE.2009.0056 · vd (art. 22b OSR)

Parking Ban Compliance with Traffic Calming Measures

The court ordered that the parking ban must be accompanied by traffic calming measures, potentially by establishing a meeting zone according to this article.

AC.2003.0256 · vd (art. 22b al. 1 OSR)

Neighbors v. Municipal Building Permit (Road Access and Balcony Violations)

Cited in the reasoning regarding the potential establishment of a meeting zone (zone de rencontre) to ensure pedestrian priority on the Chemin du Rupalet, which was a condition for admitting vehicle traffic there.

RE.2003.0023 · vd (art. 22b de l'ordonnance sur la signalisation routière du 5 septembre 1979 (OSR))

Neighbors' Appeal for Provisional Measures Against Children Playing in Access Area Rejected

Cited in the reasoning to argue that the use of parking/access areas as play areas is not incompatible with Swiss law, indirectly supporting the decision to reject the request.

AC.2002.0013 · vd (art. 22b OSR)

Municipal Building Permit Appeal: Villas, Environmental Impact, and Conditional Traffic Calming Measures

Cited as the definition of the 'Zone de rencontre' measure, which was mandated in the final orders.

SB110654 · zh (Art. 22b Abs. 1 und 2 SSV)

Zurich High Court Upholds Conviction for Gross Traffic Violation in Shared Zone

Cited in conjunction with Art. 90 Ziff. 2 SVG as part of the basis for the conviction, relating to rules in pedestrian zones.