Footpath

Regulatory signsSign no. 2.61OSR art. 33

What the sign says

The sign obliges pedestrians to use the path it designates. Other road users are not admitted there.

The exam trap

Wheelchairs and wheeled devices have their own rules: their presence on a footpath is not an offence as a matter of principle.

Do not confuse

Shared cycle and foot pathOSR art. 33
No pedestriansOSR art. 19
Pedestrian footbridgeOSR art. 47

Study topic

Vulnerable road users

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.