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wotnot
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Nice pictures mate :bow:
Looks bloody cold in those snow covered mountains though 8ree!
Looks bloody cold in those snow covered mountains though 8ree!
KUCIAR666
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Howard said:
To Arosa we been driving from Zurich to Bormio in Italy here you have our entire trip:
Zurich - Unterzen - Chur - (180 bends) - Arosa - (180 bends) - Chur - Tiefencastel - Davos - fl?elapass - Zemez - ofenpass - Sta Maria - umbrailpass (2500npm) ? Bormio
here you will find where aArosa and Chur is:
Arosa
Next picture row and next trip are from:
Mad?simo - (picture 7) spl?ngenpass - san bernandino - Bellinzona Nord - san gotthard (picture 8) - furkapass (picture 9 and 10) - grimselpass ? Meringen
And you heard correct stories about Swiss police , they are very restricted, if you have speed limit 120 better drive 120, in the cites follow all limits, they have got many speed cameras everywhere ?..Even civil people can make a call if they see that you doing something wrong.
The lowest warning ticket starts from 100 CHF!!!!!!!!! Its about 60 eur?.44?
If you want I can contact you whith my friend in Swiss(he live in Wintherthur) he can show you all those fantastic roads and places!!!
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caf
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I am Swiss so I can make some remarks about riding in Switzerland.
There is currently a sort of "whitch hunt" in switzerland, (whitches being anything with 2 wheels and an engine). So be carefull in any occasion and keep you eyes open for tell tale of police control or radar. Usually other motorbike rider make you a sign to slow down if they have seen a radar.
Speed limit are the following :
Highway's : 120 (120-145 = significant fine, 145 - 150 = huge fine + warning, 150+ = loss of licence, justice court and possibly jail)
Town : 50 (50 - 65 = hughe fine, 65 + loss of licence, justice court and possibly jail)
When no limited : 80 (80-105 = significant fine, 105 - 110 = huge fine + warning, 110+ = loss of licence, justice court and possibly jail)
Carefull in highways, there are a lot of road work and near them speed is limited to 80 or even 60, in this case +15km over the limit and can kiss your licence goodbye.
Usually they remove 3km to 10km from the speed they caught you doing, but that depend on the speed and type of radar.
Radar can be fix or mobile, they now have these new laser radar that can spot you 300m away, hard to see them. Some radar in town are easy to spot, they are usualy big boxes on the side of the road, sometimes even painted with vivid colors scheme, (near Geneva there is one which is looking like a giant cheese piece :lick
. I suggest you stay within the exact limit in any 50 limited area they are the most dangerous for radar.
If you love to do these fantastic mountains pass we have in Switzerland, just be carefull, very often police are stoping you on top of the pass, they have a collegue hidding in bushes half way to the pass who radio in speed and licence plates. Saturday's and Sunday's are specially radar prone.
Swiss love security so don't be surprised to see a 60 limit in a perfectly straight road with only grass field on both sides. Also they won't allow overtaking if the road is not 100% as per their liking, and crossing the white line is a serious offence, very annoyning during summer with all these caravan and trailers.
Be carefull in towns for pedestrian crossings, in Switzerland a pedestrian near a crossing has priority over you, even if the person wait on the side, stop and let her pass, not doing so and a police officer see you, you are good for a huge fine. Also some pedestrian know they have priority so don't be surprised if they cross without looking, be prepared to brake, you can get nasty surprises there.
There is currently a sort of "whitch hunt" in switzerland, (whitches being anything with 2 wheels and an engine). So be carefull in any occasion and keep you eyes open for tell tale of police control or radar. Usually other motorbike rider make you a sign to slow down if they have seen a radar.
Speed limit are the following :
Highway's : 120 (120-145 = significant fine, 145 - 150 = huge fine + warning, 150+ = loss of licence, justice court and possibly jail)
Town : 50 (50 - 65 = hughe fine, 65 + loss of licence, justice court and possibly jail)
When no limited : 80 (80-105 = significant fine, 105 - 110 = huge fine + warning, 110+ = loss of licence, justice court and possibly jail)
Carefull in highways, there are a lot of road work and near them speed is limited to 80 or even 60, in this case +15km over the limit and can kiss your licence goodbye.
Usually they remove 3km to 10km from the speed they caught you doing, but that depend on the speed and type of radar.
Radar can be fix or mobile, they now have these new laser radar that can spot you 300m away, hard to see them. Some radar in town are easy to spot, they are usualy big boxes on the side of the road, sometimes even painted with vivid colors scheme, (near Geneva there is one which is looking like a giant cheese piece :lick
. I suggest you stay within the exact limit in any 50 limited area they are the most dangerous for radar. If you love to do these fantastic mountains pass we have in Switzerland, just be carefull, very often police are stoping you on top of the pass, they have a collegue hidding in bushes half way to the pass who radio in speed and licence plates. Saturday's and Sunday's are specially radar prone.
Swiss love security so don't be surprised to see a 60 limit in a perfectly straight road with only grass field on both sides. Also they won't allow overtaking if the road is not 100% as per their liking, and crossing the white line is a serious offence, very annoyning during summer with all these caravan and trailers.
Be carefull in towns for pedestrian crossings, in Switzerland a pedestrian near a crossing has priority over you, even if the person wait on the side, stop and let her pass, not doing so and a police officer see you, you are good for a huge fine. Also some pedestrian know they have priority so don't be surprised if they cross without looking, be prepared to brake, you can get nasty surprises there.
Howard
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Caf, thanks for that. I think we will only spend a short time in your country!!
We are going to Basel (so my mate can get laid!!) on the 30th July and I think we (If my mate has any energy left!!)will probalby leave and go into France on 31st July, once again thanks for your info'
We are going to Basel (so my mate can get laid!!) on the 30th July and I think we (If my mate has any energy left!!)will probalby leave and go into France on 31st July, once again thanks for your info'
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caf
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Well Howard, don't be that scared with Switzerland if you keep speed within reasonable limits then you are fine and frankly you would be missing something if you don't go for a few of the big pass (Furka, Grimsel, Gotthard, Nufenen, Susten).
For information I have only been controled once with my bike, and never got a ticket. But I am pretty good at spotting the radars:shooter:
For information I have only been controled once with my bike, and never got a ticket. But I am pretty good at spotting the radars:shooter: