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SWITZERLAND
In Switzerland, the necessary equipment for public road traffic is regulated in the "Verordnung über die
technischen Anforderungen an Straßenfahrzeuge" (VTS).
If you want to ride your pedelec on public roads in Switzerland, the following equipment must be fitted:
Description Special notes:
White or bright
yellow front light
Front and rear lights and reflectors must be firmly attached to the bicycle.
The front and rear lights must be switched on as soon as visibility requires it and
must be visible at 100 m at night in good weather conditions.
The front and rear lights must not dazzle other road users and must not flash.
The front light must be adjusted so that other road users are not dazzled.
A rear-facing red reflector with an illuminated area of at least 10 cm2 must be
permanently attached. This must be visible at night in good weather at 100 m in
the light of a motor vehicle high beam.
Red tail light and
red reflector
Pedal reflector The pedals must have front and rear reflectors with an illuminated area of at least
5 cm2. This excludes racing pedals, safety pedals and similar.
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