Give way to oncoming traffic

Priority signsSign no. 3.09OSR art. 42

What the sign says

Red-rimmed circle, red arrow up: in the narrow section ahead, you wait for oncoming traffic to clear.

The exam trap

The two signs of the pair look alike from a distance. Remember the field: blue square, you go; white circle with a red rim, you wait.

Do not confuse

Priority over oncoming trafficOSR art. 42
Road narrowsOSR art. 7
Give wayOSR art. 36 al. 1

Study topic

Right of way and junctions

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.