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Hospital

Information signsSign no. 4.14OSR art. 47

What the sign says

A hospital, convalescent home or similar establishment is nearby. The driver must proceed with particular consideration.

The exam trap

The consideration asked for is first about noise: the horn, hard acceleration and slammed doors have an audience that cannot move away.

Study topic

Environment and eco-driving

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.