Slow traffic

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Slow traffic on Lake Sempach

In Switzerland, the term slow traffic encompasses the non-motorized modes of transport driven by (human) muscle power on foot, on wheels or on rollers.

According to the mission statement of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications motorized transport includes in particular foot traffic and hiking , bike ride (with mountain bikes , racing and recumbent bikes ), as well as getting around on vehicle-related equipment such. B. Inline skating .

Along the main streets , the term slow traffic is understood to mean the traffic of pedestrians and cyclists. In the historical context z. B. also horse and cow carts under the term.

Winter sports activities (e.g. cross-country skiing , snowshoeing), horse riding and water and air transport (e.g. river rafting , paragliding ) are not counted as slow traffic .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Federal Department for the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication (ed.): Concept of slow traffic: Mission, vision, basic strategy, guiding principles, measures. Draft. Bern 2002.
  2. ↑ Slow traffic. Canton Schwyz, accessed on March 17, 2018 .
  3. ^ History of non-motorized traffic in Switzerland in the 19th and 20th centuries. An overview of the knowledge and the research gaps. In: ViaStoria, ASTRA (ed.): Materials slow traffic . No. 130 . Bern 2014, ISBN 978-3-9524198-1-6 .
  4. ↑ Slow traffic. Graubünden civil engineering department, accessed on March 17, 2018 .

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