Councillors want less 30 km/h on important traffic routes in urban areas
Published: Wednesday, Mar 6th 2024, 09:40
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Every road has its function and its speed limit: Parliament is calling on the Federal Council to amend the Road Traffic Act to make it more difficult to introduce a 30 km/h speed limit on major roads in urban areas.
On Wednesday, the Council of States passed a motion by Lucerne FDP National Councillor Peter Schilliger by 25 votes to 15, with 3 abstentions. It calls for the "hierarchy of the road network" and the functions of roads in urban and rural areas to be respected. This also applies to speed limits.
The required new provisions in the Road Traffic Act should not only preserve the functions of the various roads, but also the corresponding speed limits. Schilliger mentions a speed limit of 50 km/h on traffic-oriented roads in built-up areas and the possibility of a speed limit of 30 km/h on residential roads.
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