Kilometre marker

Information signsSign no. 4.72OSR art. 89a

What the sign says

A small plate along motorways and expressways, numbering the route kilometre by kilometre.

The exam trap

It serves exactly one purpose: telling the emergency services where you are. With the motorway number and your direction, the position is unambiguous.

Do not confuse

Distance panelOSR art. 86
Emergency telephone markerOSR art. 89a
Breakdown bayOSR art. 47 · OCR art. 36

Study topic

Motorway and expressway

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.