Ollie
Do you know if this is valid on a junction where there are only 3 (three) zebra cross available, and you need to cross from/to side where the zebra cross is not available ?
Where are you headed in Switzerland? This is really relevant from the legal point of view- as many Laws are local to the Canton/Kanton you will be in.
For me from a driver's viewpoint, I hate the fact people do not have to signal their intention at roundabouts- drives me nuts. Dog laws where I live are quite lenient- and our house is defo our castle where we live.
You should be making three crossings to get to the other side of there. Presumably because of the traffic flow over that particular section.
You can, in fact, do just that.
http://www.nachbarrecht.ch/pflanzen
(Link in Geman)
It is called your right to 'Anries', to pick fruit from branches overhanging your boundaries
Vaud.
I don't think I'll be driving there so I think I'm safe from driving stuff.
I would probably die if I tried driving, have never done it on the right and not regularly for 8 years.
ooops Carlasmom, not in Neuchâtel you can't. One of those many laws that changes from C/Kanton to C/K From the magazine Terre et Nature, April 2014. You can in Vaud, but not in Neuchâtel- where you can only pick fruit of branches overhanging your property once they've fallen to the ground. Whatever the local law, it is always good neighbour behaviour to ask first.
'Puis-je cueillir les fruits des branches empiétant sur mon terrain?
En principe oui; mais à Neuchâtel par exemple, la loi limite ce droit aux fruits «naturellement tombés». Et dans tous les cas, il reste évidemment poli de poser la question au propriétaire de l’arbre.'
So good news for OP, it is perfectly legal in Vaud
I went to work in London a couple of weeks after I took my driving test here in Switzerland- it was fun
There are also lots of local laws, for instance, on picking wild mushrooms- some C/kantons restrict days, others weight per day, etc.
www.vapko.ch for more info
Under no circumstances are you allowed to pass gas or have an orgasm on a Sunday.
In special circumstances, heavy petting is allowed on Sundays, as long as its done between the hours of 10 am - 2 pm and 4 pm - 7 pm... and only with a permit.
I wish someone would tell my Swiss neighbours this. The sex noises coming from the upstairs window across the road disturb my Sunday movie night.
Actually it could be all noise, and no orgasm. I have reason to believe they may not be 100% authentic.....
Still, she got a new Porsche last month, so at least someone is convinced!
Yep- you definitely live in the wrong part of Switzerland.
Much more fun to be had in Ticino and Romandie
My experience in Vaud suggests that it is compulsory for dogs to do their business all over the public pathways and for their owners and passers by to give it a good treading in.
Wasn't aware pf that. Luckily, we have our own fruit-bearing trees at the moment. And I would be very pleased if our neighbors helped themselves to some i've been giving away vast quantites of prunes!
BTW, Odile, the hazelnuts are ready for a good shaking!
Wonder what the rules are in Kanton Bern...
Garbage usually has to be thrown either using special bags or stickers. Both can usually be bought at the local Migros/Coop/Volg or Post office.
No noise before 7, between 12 and 14, after 20 and on Sundays.
Often you need a special permit to be allowed to park in the street in the villages.
But dont worry, if you break a rule, someone will undoubtably inform you within minutes that "das ist in der Schweiz verboten".
The rules I feel like I need to really focus and pay attention to not accidentally break have been the noise ones and the rubbish ones. I'm from UK too (noisy grimey Manchester!) so it's a bit of a shock to the system having to adhere to such very strict and complex waste management rules and all the curfews on making noise are hard at first. Slowly getting used to it though! But by no means does it come naturally yet (3 months)
don't worry, there are no rules in Vaud.
I find that interesting because I took to it (noise and trash) as soon as I got here. Well, as soon as I learned how to ask for "Bebe sags", anyway
Pedestrians.
As they have right of way (stopping at zebra crossing is compulsory) locals tend to assume they can cross without even pausing or looking. This goes beyond assertive to willfully stupid /inattentive behaviour.
I have seen pile ups and collisions when people don't look for eye contact with the driver, and just start across the road, and people have to slam on the brakes.
So, look out for anyone walking near a pedestrian crossing. worst offenders: older people, anyone on a mobile phone. I guess that covers everyone, really.
Worst places - near tram stop where people are obscured by the shelters, and pretty much the whole of Seestrasse around Lake Zurich. In some villages there is a cross-walk every 50 metres which makes it a bit like player Frogger.
A wierd one is the orange flashing light Beside the green turning arrow at traffic lights. It mostly means priority to pedestrians, but turning LEFT it mean priority to oncoming traffic. I learnt that one the hard way and had a head on. All non European people I tell are surprised by that one.
As Winter is arriving - read up on your Eating Fondue Etiquette. Very important if you want to integrate with the natives.
Oh and yes, they do randomly audit the rubbish. I know someone who was fined when paper bills and letters were found in their rubbish bag. recycle. or burn.
It is compulsory to wear matching socks. Socks of the same colour do not count! Control checks are made at busy places such as train stations. In case of doubt, your socks may be seized and subjected to dye and fabric analysis, to make sure you comply.
In Aargau your socks must be white. The Aaragovian authorities have a three strikes and you're out rule. The police even set up roadblocks to enforce this. Getting kicked out of Aargau means having to live in Olten for the gets of your life. You have been warned.