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Maximum length

Regulatory signsSign no. 2.20OSR art. 21

What the sign says

Permitted length in metres, load included, for a single vehicle as for a combination. It protects a tight bend, a narrow roundabout, a structure.

The exam trap

With a trailer or caravan, the whole outfit is measured, load included — not the car on its own.

Study topic

Vehicle and technology

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.