Encounter zone

Regulatory signsSign no. 2.59.5OSR art. 22b

What the sign says

A residential or shopping area where pedestrians may use the whole traffic area and have priority. The maximum speed is set at 20 km/h.

The exam trap

Pedestrians have priority but must not hold vehicles up needlessly. Parking is allowed only where signs or markings designate it.

Do not confuse

30 km/h zoneOSR art. 22a
Pedestrian zoneOSR art. 22c
Pedestrian crossingOSR 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.