Important traffic rules for e-bikes

1. cycle path

25 km/h e-bikes: mandatory use. This signal indicates that the cycle path must be used by e-bikes, which ensures safe separation from motorized traffic.

45 km/h e-bikes & S-pedelecs: Also mandatory. The same rules apply to faster e-bikes in order to ensure the safety of all road users.

2. shared cycle and footpath

Both e-bike types: Use is mandatory, but special consideration must be given to pedestrians. Harmonious coexistence is important on these routes in order to avoid conflicts.

3. footpath

Beide E-Bike Typen: Durchfahrt verboten. Dieses Signal unterstreicht, dass Fusswege ausschliesslich Fussgängern vorbehalten sind, um deren Sicherheit zu gewährleisten.

4. Footpath with additional sign “Bicycle permitted”

25 km/h e-bikes: Passage permitted, but pedestrians always have priority. This offers a flexible usage option if other routes are not available.

45 km/h e-bikes & S-pedelecs: Only permitted when the motor is switched off. This regulation ensures that the safety of pedestrians is not endangered by higher speeds.

5. Pedestrian zone

Both e-bike types: Absolute driving ban, bicycles must be pushed. This rule protects pedestrians from vehicle traffic in these zones.

6. Ban on bicycles and motorcycles

Both e-bike types: Passage prohibited, but pushing the bike is permitted. This regulation allows cyclists to use the route without riding despite the ban.

7. Ban on motorcycles

25 km/h e-bikes: Passage permitted, as these e-bikes are legally equivalent to bicycles and cause neither noise nor significant emissions.

45 km/h e-bikes & S-pedelecs: Passage only possible with the motor switched off. This regulation emphasizes the need to reduce speed in certain zones.

8. Ban on motor vehicles, motorcycles and motorcycles

This sign can often be found on forest paths, although not all e-bike types are treated equally.

E-bikes up to 25 km/h: Passage is permitted as long as these vehicles have a maximum design speed of up to 20 km/h or offer pedal assistance up to 25 km/h. Such e-bikes may use the appropriately marked forest paths, as they are legally equivalent to bicycles. This equality is based on the fact that e-bikes are quiet and have a similar speed to conventional bicycles.

E-bikes up to 45 km/h & S-pedelecs: Passage is only permitted when the motor is switched off. This regulation underlines the importance of slowing down in certain areas to promote the safety of all users of the paths.

9. No entry, with additional sign

25 km/h e-bikes: Passage permitted, as these e-bikes are legally equivalent to bicycles and cause neither noise nor significant emissions.

45 km/h e-bikes & S-pedelecs: Passage only possible with the motor switched off. This regulation emphasizes the need to reduce speed in certain zones.