Road Traffic Act (Switzerland)

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Road Traffic Act
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Federal Assembly of Switzerland
  • SR 741.01
Territorial extent Switzerland
Enacted by Federal Assembly of Switzerland
Enacted19 December 1958
Commenced1 October 1959
Status: Current legislation

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

Contents

It was adopted on 19 December 1958 by the Federal Assembly and came into force on 1 October 1959. [1] Its legal basis comes from art. 82 (Road Transport) of the Federal Constitution. [2]

The law is supplemented by the Ordinance on Road Traffic Regulations. [b] [3]

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. [4] 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. [5]

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. [6]

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ German: Strassenverkehrsgesetz, SVG; French: Loi fédérale sur la circulation routière, LCR; Italian: Legge federale sulla circolazione stradale, LCStr
  2. ↑ German: Verkehrsregelnverordnung, VRV; French: Ordonnance sur les règles de la circulation routière, OCR; Italian: Ordinanza sulle norme della circolazione stradale, ONC

Citations

  1. ↑ "Fedlex". www.fedlex.admin.ch. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  2. ↑ "Fedlex". www.fedlex.admin.ch. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  3. ↑ "Fedlex". www.fedlex.admin.ch. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  4. ↑ Art. 72, Bundesgesetz über den Motorfahrzeug- und Fahrradverkehr vom 15. März 1932
  5. ↑ Bundesgesetz über den Motorfahrzeug- und Fahrradverkehr vom 15. März 1932 (page 595ff.)
  6. ↑ Zuerich, ETH-Bibliothek. "1. Mai Aufruf des Schweizerischen Gewerkschaftsbundes/ Die sozialen Aspekte im neuen Strassenverkehrsgesetz". E-Periodica (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-07.
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