Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
and passengers Monday to Thursday/Friday to Sunday Sfr22/27, 15 minutes) or Iselle in
Italy (car and passengers Sfr91, book in advance).
Furka Pass
(
027 927 70 00;
www.mgbahn.ch
)
From Oberwald to Realp.
closed in winter; from Selfranga outside Klosters to Sagliains in the Engadine (car and
passengers low/mid-/high season Sfr29/36/41).
ROAD RULES
» The minimum driving age for cars and motorcycles is 18 and for mopeds, 14.
» The Swiss drive on the right-hand side of the road.
» Give priority to traffic approaching from the right. On mountain roads, the ascending
vehicle has priority, unless a postal bus is involved, as it always has right of way.
» The speed limit is 50km/h in towns, 80km/h on main roads outside towns, 100km/h on
single-lane freeways and 120km/h on dual-lane freeways.
» Car occupants must wear a seatbelt at all times and vehicles must carry a breakdown-
warning triangle.
» Dipped headlights must be turned on in all tunnels and are recommended for motorcyc-
lists during the day.
» Headlights must be used in rain or poor visibility.
» Motorcyclists and their passengers must wear crash helmets.
» The blood alcohol content (BAC) limit is 0.05%.
» If you're involved in a car accident, the police must be called if anyone receives more
than superficial injuries.
» Proof of ownership of a private vehicle should always be carried.
ROAD TOLLS
There's an annual one-off charge of Sfr40 to use Swiss freeways and semi-freeways, iden-
tified by green signs. The charge is payable at the border (in cash, including euros), at pet-
rol stations and from Swiss tourist offices abroad. The sticker (
vignette
in French and
German,
contrassegno
in Italian) you receive upon paying the tax can also be bought at
post offices and petrol stations. It must be displayed on the windscreen and is valid for
Search WWH ::
Custom Search