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Art. 73 Ordinance of September 5, 1979, on Road Signage (OSR) - Safety Lines, Directional Lines, Double Lines, and Warning Lines

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Art. 73 OSR · Safety Lines, Directional Lines, Double Lines, and Warning Lines

Safety lines (continuous, white; 6.01) indicate the center of the roadway or delineate traffic lanes. Safety lines also serve to demarcate the roadway or traffic lanes in relation to railway tracks. They should not be longer than necessary, considering visibility and the usual speed of vehicles.

Roadways containing at least three traffic lanes, and, if specific safety requirements demand it, roadways with only two, may be marked with a double safety line (6.02) used to separate the two directions of traffic.

Directional lines (broken, white; 6.03) indicate the center of the roadway or delineate traffic lanes.

Double lines (a directional line adjoining a safety line; 6.04) will particularly be marked where visibility conditions only require a traffic restriction in one direction.

Warning lines (white, broken; 6.05) are used to announce safety lines and double lines. Their marking is mandatory outside urban areas and optional within them.

The various lines have the following meaning: a. Vehicles are prohibited from crossing safety lines and double safety lines or encroaching upon them; b. Vehicles are permitted, with due caution, to cross directional lines and warning lines or encroach upon them; c. Vehicles on the side of the safety line are prohibited from crossing double lines or encroaching upon them.

When a brief (white) broken line is marked parallel to a safety line, the latter may be crossed at that location by vehicles on the side of the broken line. If the brief broken line is marked in yellow, it is exclusively intended for public buses on regular routes as well as cyclists and moped riders.

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Court Decisions Applying This Provision (109)

SU240014 · zh (Art. 90 Abs. 1 SVG i.V.m. Art. 27 Abs. 1 SVG und Art. 43 Abs. 3 SVG, sowie Art. 36 Abs. 3 VRV und Art. 73 Abs. 6 lit. a SSV)

Driver convicted for emergency lane use and illegal right-side overtaking

This provision is cited as the basis for finding the defendant guilty of driving on the hard shoulder.

2024.OG.S.23.14.Einf · ur (Art. 73 Abs. 6 lit. c SSV)

Appeal Regarding Traffic Violations and Failure to Act Following Accident

Cited as part of the legal basis for the conviction regarding running the double line.

SK 2023 22 · be (Art. 73 SSV)

Dangerous Overtaking Causing Near-Collision Upheld on Appeal

Cited in the final operative part ('Dispositiv') as a basis for the conviction for gross violation of traffic regulations.

SB220188 · zh (Art. 90 Abs. 2 SVG in Verbindung mit Art. 35 Abs. 2 SVG, Art. 35 Abs. 4 SVG, Art. 35 Abs. 5 SVG und Art. 34 Abs. 2 SVG in Verbindung mit Art. 73 Abs. 6 lit. a SSV)

State v. [Defendant Name] (Traffic Fatality and Sentence Modification)

This provision establishes the guilt of the accused for gross violation of traffic regulations, forming the main ground for the final conviction order.

SBK.2023.86 · ag (Art. 73 Abs. 3 SSV)

Motorcyclist Collision and Negligence Appeal

Cited in relation to road markings and guide installations.

603 2023 8 · fr (Art. 73 Abs. 6 lit. a SSV)

Driving License Revocation for Serious Traffic Violations and Prior Offense

Cited in the reasoning regarding the prohibition of crossing safety lines.

SST.2022.79 · ag (Art. 90 Abs. 1 SVG i.V.m. Art. 27 Abs. 1 SVG i.V.m. Art. 73 Abs. 6 SSV)

Appellate Court Affirms Most Convictions, Acquits on Specific Charges, Upholds Sentence and Civil Damages

Used to convict the accused of traffic violations.

SK 2021 573 · be (Art. 73 Abs. 1 und Abs. 6 Bst. a SSV)

Qualified Gross Traffic Violation and Speeding Appeal

These articles concerning speed limits/signaling were applied in conjunction with the sentence for the traffic violations.

SK 2021 359 · be (Art. 22 Abs. 1, Art. 73 Abs. 1 und 6 lit. a SSV)

Cantonal Court Upholds Increased 22-Month Sentence for Gross Traffic Violations and Unteachability

These articles concerning the Signalisation Ordinance (SSV) were cited in the operative part relating to the verdict.

P/20586/2020 · ge (art. 73 al. 6 let. a OSR)

Appeals Regarding Traffic Violations During Unauthorized Demonstration

Applied in confirming the conviction of B_____ and E_____ for crossing or encroaching on double safety lines.

SK 2021 546 · be (Art. 73 Abs. 1 und Abs. 6 Bst. a SSV)

Cantonal Court Upholds Traffic Violation Conviction Despite Due Process Claims

Cited in the dispositive (Section II) regarding the definition and violation of safety lines.

SK 2020 148 · be (Art. 73 SSV)

Swiss High Court Upholds Assault and Fraud Convictions, Reduces Sentence Due to Procedural Delay

Article cited in the first instance decision (which was partially upheld in law of finality) regarding traffic violations.

SK 2020 289 · be (Art. 90 Abs. 1 i.V.m. Art. 27 Abs. 1 und Art. 34 Abs. 2 SVG, Art. 73 SSV)

Appeal Regarding Sentence Reduction for Narcotic Offenses and Theft

Cited in the sentence application section of the lower court judgment (reaffirmed in section I.2 of the final dispositive) concerning a specific severe traffic violation.

SK 2019 428 · be (Art. 66, 73 und 75 SSV)

Driving Under Influence, Theft, and Sentencing Appeal

Cited in the preamble to the sentencing regarding traffic offenses penalties (Sec. Order).

SU190008 · zh (Art. 73 Abs. 6 lit. a SSV)

Administrative Authority Appeal Regarding Application of Traffic Fine Ordinance

The defendant was found guilty of a simple traffic violation under this article (in conjunction with other provisions).