Hard shoulder running

Information signsSign no. 4.77.2OSR art. 59

What the sign says

The panel says the hard shoulder may be used: it temporarily becomes an ordinary running lane.

The exam trap

Without that express authorisation, the hard shoulder may be used only in case of absolute necessity — never to gain a place in a jam.

Do not confuse

Lane layout panelOSR art. 59
Breakdown bayOSR art. 47 · OCR art. 36
MotorwayOSR art. 45

Study topic

Motorway and expressway

Practise this topic All signs

The signs are the official depictions by the Federal Roads Office, from the annexes of the Signalling Ordinance (SR 741.21): official works, unprotected under Art. 5 of the Copyright Act. The explanations, by contrast, are written from federal law — never taken from a third-party catalogue.