Breakdown bay

Information signsSign no. 4.16OSR art. 47 · OCR art. 36

What the sign says

On motorways and expressways without a hard shoulder, this sign marks the bays for stops forced by circumstances.

The exam trap

Voluntary stopping and parking are forbidden there: it is a breakdown bay, not a rest area. The sign is repeated as an advance sign.

Do not confuse

MotorwayOSR art. 45
Passing placeOSR art. 47 · OCR art. 10
Escape laneOSR art. 47

Study topic

Accidents and first aid

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.