Overview

• The Swiss municipality now uses cameras to fine drivers 100 francs if they leave town within 15 minutes, with the system fully operational since mid-September.
• Roughly 1,000 short stays are recorded daily, and local reports estimate about CHF 100,000 in fines per day and around CHF 1.5 million to date, far above initial forecasts.
• Switzerland’s Touring Club criticizes the measure for inadequate signage and surveillance concerns and has signaled legal action to stop wider adoption.
• Administrative strain has grown, with additional staff assigned to process cases and residents reporting long waits at municipal counters.
• Navigation services still route drivers through Birsfelden despite outreach by the town, complicating efforts to curb cut-through traffic.