Left-hand bend

Warning signsSign no. 1.02OSR art. 4

What the sign says

A left-hand bend tight enough to require slowing before entering. Stay right: your line through the curve never cuts across the oncoming lane.

The exam trap

You see further round a left-hand bend than a right-hander, yet overtaking stays barred unless the road is clear over the whole distance needed.

Do not confuse

Right-hand bendOSR art. 4
Double bend, first to the leftOSR art. 4
Slippery roadOSR art. 5

Study topic

Speed and distances

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.