Traffic signals

Warning signsSign no. 1.27OSR art. 14

What the sign says

Traffic lights lie a short distance ahead, often after a bend or crest. Ease off so you do not cross on red.

The exam trap

Flashing amber: the lights are out of service and the fixed signs take over again. Dark lights: the same — read the signs.

Do not confuse

Pedestrian crossing (warning)OSR art. 11
Level crossing with barriersOSR art. 10
Other hazardsOSR art. 15

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.