Road Traffic Act (Switzerland)

The Road Traffic Act is a Swiss federal law that governs traffic on public roads in Switzerland.

It was adopted on 19 December 1958 by the Federal Assembly and came into force on 1 October 1959. Its legal basis comes from art. 82 (Road Transport) of the Federal Constitution.

The law is supplemented by the Ordinance on Road Traffic Regulations.

History The cantons had harmonised motor vehicle and bicycle traffic in the intercantonal agreements of 13 June 1904, 7 April 1914 and 29 December 1921.Art. 72, Bundesgesetz über den Motorfahrzeug- und Fahrradverkehr vom 15. März 1932 By 1925, all cantons except Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug and Graubünden had joined the agreement. In 1932, road traffic became a federal matter and the Federal Act on Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Traffic was introduced. It abolished the intercantonal agreements and contradictory cantonal provisions became ineffective.Bundesgesetz über den Motorfahrzeug- und Fahrradverkehr vom 15. März 1932 (page 595ff.)

In 1959, due to the increase in traffic density and mobility, the road traffic law was comprehensively revised, resulting in the Road Traffic Act that is in force today.

See also

Road signs in Switzerland and Liechtenstein Seat belt legislation#Switzerland Speed limits in Switzerland Traffic code

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External links Official text (read online)