St Andrew's cross

Priority signsSign no. 3.22OSR art. 93

What the sign says

The cross marks the exact spot where the railway crosses the road. It states that the rail has absolute priority: hold back rather than chance it.

The exam trap

Where the cross comes with no flashing light and no signals, nothing warns you: the road user has to make sure themselves that no rail vehicle is coming.

Do not confuse

Alternating flashing light signalOSR art. 93
Level crossing without barriersOSR art. 10 · art. 93
Level crossing with barriersOSR art. 10

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.