Side road with a hazard or restriction

Information signsSign no. 4.55OSR art. 54

What the sign says

On the side arm of a junction diagram, the panel reproduces the sign awaiting whoever takes that road: a hazard, a limit, a ban.

The exam trap

It is read before you turn, not after: a maximum height or weight announced this way is a decision not to take that road at all, especially with a trailer.

Do not confuse

Other hazardsOSR art. 15
Dead end with exceptionsOSR art. 46
Lane layout panelOSR art. 59

Study topic

Signs and road markings

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.