Overview

• The updated traffic regulations enable easier establishment of Tempo-30 zones, especially near schools, playgrounds, and pedestrian crossings.
• Municipalities can now more readily create bus lanes, bicycle paths, and pedestrian areas to improve urban mobility and safety.
• New provisions include stricter safety measures for trucks, such as mandatory use of emergency braking systems above 30 km/h.
• The initiative 'Livable Cities through Appropriate Speeds' argues that hurdles for setting speed limits remain too high, despite regulatory changes.
• The regulations, effective from this Friday, were passed by the Bundesrat in July and published in the Federal Law Gazette today.