Slippery road

Warning signsSign no. 1.05OSR art. 5

What the sign says

Surface liable to be slippery: rain, ice, leaves, loose chippings. Braking distance can double, and your safety gap has to follow.

The exam trap

On a wet road the two-second rule no longer holds: go to at least three seconds.

Do not confuse

Steep descentOSR art. 8
Right-hand bendOSR art. 4
Other hazardsOSR art. 15

Study topic

Speed and distances

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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.