End of pedestrian zone

Regulatory signsSign no. 2.59.4OSR art. 2a · art. 22c

What the sign says

The barred plate marks the way out of the area reserved for pedestrians. Walking pace and the general pedestrian priority stop applying.

The exam trap

Leaving a pedestrian zone almost always means joining a stream that has priority: the vehicle coming out enjoys no favour at all.

Do not confuse

Pedestrian zoneOSR art. 22c
End of encounter zoneOSR art. 2a · art. 22b
End of 30 km/h zoneOSR art. 22a

Study topic

Vulnerable road users

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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.