Office for Road Traffic and Shipping of the Canton of Friborg
| Office for Road Traffic and Shipping (ASS) of the Canton of Friborg | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Public law institution |
| founding | 1997 |
| Seat | Freiburg |
| management |
Erwin Jutzet , State Councilor of the Canton of Friborg and President of the Board of Directors
Marc Rossier, director |
| Number of employees | Over 100 people (86.30 in full-time units) |
| Branch | Approval of vehicle drivers and vehicles for road traffic |
| Website | www.ocn.ch |
The Office for Road Traffic and Shipping of the Canton of Friborg (ASS) is the cantonal authority responsible for the approval of people, vehicles and ships on roads and waterways. It is administratively assigned to the Security and Justice Directorate of the Canton of Friborg.
For the canton of Friborg, the ASS takes on the task of carrying out traffic permits for drivers, vehicles and ships so that they comply with all the safety guarantees of road and shipping traffic.
Competencies
- Approval for road traffic of people and vehicles: placing on the market and technical control of all types of vehicles, driving tests and issuing of driving licenses of all categories
- Admission to the shipping of persons and ships: placing on the market and technical control, driving examinations and issuing of skipper's licenses
- Courses and campaigns to promote road safety
- Administrative measures in road / ship traffic (warnings / withdrawal of ID cards)
- Collection of cantonal and federal traffic taxes (road traffic taxes and heavy vehicle charges)
- Issuing of license plates; Sale of special license plate numbers
history
Automobile office
The ASS was a cantonal office until 1997 and was called "Automobile Office".
Independent public law institution
On January 1, 1997, the office officially made the step from a state agency to an independent, public-law company, as an autonomous institution under public law . The autonomous status was granted as part of the structural reform carried out by the State Council of the canton of Friborg in order to make cantonal administrative management more flexible and impact-oriented.
The independence grants the office the necessary freedom of action in order to be able to adapt management and services to the rapidly changing and increasingly competitive environment.
Since January 1, 1997, the office has been a separate legal entity registered in the commercial register with largely autonomous management.
organization
The workforce is made up of 100 employees. 30 of them are employed as traffic experts.
Locations
The ASS operates one seat and two branches in the canton of Friborg . This with the ecological aspect (short journey) of customer proximity.
Services
Vehicle driver
From young learner drivers to experienced drivers, the ASS accompanies everyone, with the headquarters offering all services and the branches only providing those for vehicles.
- Approval for road traffic (driver and vehicles)
- Approval for shipping (skipper and ships)
- Prevention courses to increase road safety
- Administrative measures (warnings and withdrawal of ID)
- Collection of cantonal and federal traffic taxes (road traffic taxes and heavy vehicle charges)
- Sale of license plates (special numbers)
Learner driver
On request (form), the young driver will be issued a learner's license. One of the prerequisites for issuing a learner's license is attending an emergency aid course. The driving test includes a theoretical and a practical part. An additional theory is required for some special categories of driving license (C, C1 / D1, D or ARV-2). The practical test must take place within two years of passing the theory test.
With the practical driver's test , the traffic expert determines whether the candidate is capable of driving a motor vehicle of the corresponding category while observing the traffic rules, even in difficult traffic situations, with foresight and consideration for the other road users.
vehicles
To ensure road safety, all vehicles are subject to a statutory inspection requirement and must be regularly presented for inspection. The control authority checks whether the vehicle complies with the statutory safety requirements. Every year around 80,000 vehicles are tested for roadworthiness in the canton of Friborg.
License plates
In 1896 the first vehicle with Freiburg license plates was registered. The vehicle owner can choose from the free numbers. Often a deep or special number (e.g. a date of birth) is desired. An auction platform was set up for these signs.
The canton of Friborg publishes a car index in paper form. This lists all license plates with the holder, unless he waives his number in writing.
The canton of Friborg has 24 bodies of water, including 9 lakes. Like the fleet of vehicles, the fleet of ships in the canton of Friborg must also be checked regularly to ensure the safety of shipping and the ecological protection of waters. Services related to shipping are offered in Freiburg.
Its services are offered in German and French.
- See also: Road Traffic Office , Shipping Authority - details on the matters
Prevention
The ASA plays an important role in the field of prevention in road traffic. In order to inform the leaders about their responsibilities and the consequences of inappropriate behavior, the ASS organizes specific courses on its own premises or with various partners:
- Traffic instruction (VKU)
- Alcohol course (AK)
- Senior course (SK)
- Courses for prospective landlords
- Prevention lectures at grammar schools and cantonal vocational schools
See also: Advice center for accident prevention (foundation)
Quality and environmental policy
As a service provider in the public service, the ASS takes its role model function with the ISO certifications 9001: 2008 (quality management) and 14001: 2004 (environmental management) as well as with the accreditation by the SAS according to the EU standard 17020 for the processes of technical vehicle and ship controls true. An opinion poll in 2013 confirmed that 85% of 370 respondents are completely satisfied with the services of the office.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ ASS - organizational chart
- ^ State of Freiburg - Security and Justice Directorate (SJD) ( Memento of the original from July 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ ASS - Annual Report 2015. 2015, accessed in 2015 (German).
- ↑ ASS - order
- ↑ Practical car test: registration, repetition, costs. - www.ch.ch. In: www.ch.ch. Retrieved September 9, 2016 .
- ↑ Driving license and driving license - www.ch.ch. In: www.ch.ch. Retrieved September 9, 2016 .
- ↑ Motor vehicle tax Switzerland - www.ch.ch. In: www.ch.ch. Retrieved September 9, 2016 .
- ↑ HVF. January 1, 2001, accessed September 9, 2016 .
- ↑ A company in motion. 2008, accessed in 2016 .
- ^ State of Freiburg - Office for Road Traffic and Shipping
- ↑ ASS - Annual Report 2013
- ^ Road safety program of the Federal Roads Office FEDRO - Via Sicura. Retrieved June 15, 2012, in 2016 .
- ↑ Drinking and driving: alcohol limit, fines and fines - www.ch.ch. In: www.ch.ch. Retrieved September 9, 2016 .
- ↑ Exceeding the speed limit in Switzerland - www.ch.ch. In: www.ch.ch. Retrieved September 9, 2016 .
- ↑ Statistics of administrative measures. 2015, accessed September 9, 2016 .
- ↑ Federal Chancellery - P: SR 741.51 Ordinance of October 27, 1976 on the admission of persons and vehicles to road traffic (Verkehrszulassungsverordnung, VZV). In: www.admin.ch. Retrieved September 9, 2016 .
- ↑ Federal Chancellery - P: SR 741.41 Ordinance of June 19, 1995 on the technical requirements for road vehicles (VTS). In: www.admin.ch. Retrieved September 9, 2016 .
- ↑ Online auto index. In: www.ocn.ch. Retrieved September 9, 2016 .
- ^ State of Freiburg - lakes and rivers
- ^ Courses in connection with an offense. In: www.ocn.ch. Retrieved September 9, 2016 .
- ^ Canton of Friborg - Resolution of August 24, 1993 on traffic education in schools. In: bdlf.fr.ch. Retrieved September 9, 2016 .
- ↑ Safe life. Advice center for accident prevention, January 2012, accessed in 2016 (d).
- ↑ Swiss Accreditation Service SAS: Swiss Accreditation Service SAS. In: www.sas.admin.ch. Retrieved September 9, 2016 .
- ↑ Quality and environmental policy. In: www.ocn.ch. Retrieved September 9, 2016 .
