TOTSO

As TOTSO refers to a special kind of crossroads , where it is necessary to turn to stay on the same road (with the same numbering or designation). On the other hand, if you follow the main lane in the area of ​​the intersection, the street name changes. TOTSO is an English acronym and stands for Turn off to stay on and means in German: " Turn off to stay on ."

The term is used especially for higher-level roads, ie motorways and without crossing -developed highways . In a broader sense, the term also includes kinking priority roads in urban areas.

Examples

Germany

Scheme of the Cologne-Heumar motorway triangle

Surname	Highways	Main roadway
Cologne-Heumar motorway triangle		A 4 from Aachen → A 3 to Frankfurt am Main
Bliesheim motorway junction		A 1 from Dortmund ↔ A 61 to Koblenz A 1 from Euskirchen ↔ A 553 from Brühl
Porz motorway triangle		A 59 from Bonn → A 559
Horster triangle		A 7 from Hanover ↔ A 1 from Hamburg
Motorway triangle Norderelbe		A 1 from Bremen → A 255
North Harz motorway triangle		A 36 from Bernburg → A 369
Nuremberg motorway junction		A 3 from Würzburg ↔ A 9 from Munich
Aachen motorway junction		A 4 from Cologne → A 544
Darmstadt Cross		A 5 from Frankfurt am Main ↔ A 67 from Mannheim A 5 from Heidelberg ↔ A 67 from Rüsselsheim
Viernheim triangle		A 6 from Mannheim → A 67
Weinsberg motorway junction		A 6 from Mannheim ↔ A 81 from Stuttgart
Hattenbacher triangle		A 7 from Hanover → A 5
Autobahn triangle Potsdam		A 10 from Ludwigsfelde → A 9
Werder motorway triangle		A 10 from Ludwigsfelde → A 2
Autobahn junction Oberhausen		A 3 from Duisburg → A 2 A 3 from Emmerich → A 516
Havelland motorway triangle		A 10 from Oranienburg → A 24
Wittstock / Dosse motorway triangle		A 24 from Berlin → A 19
Autobahn triangle Leer		A 31 from Oberhausen ↔ A 28 from Oldenburg
Autobahn triangle Oldenburg-West		A 28 from Bremen ↔ A 293 from Wilhelmshaven

Longer sequences of TOTSO crossings can be found in the German motorway network:

• A 10 near Potsdam - Werder motorway triangle - A 2 - Oberhausen motorway junction - A 3 - Nuremberg motorway junction - A 9 - Munich (also in the opposite direction)
• A 81 near Stuttgart - Autobahn junction Weinsberg - A 6 - Viernheimer Dreieck - A 67 - Darmstädter Kreuz - A 5 - Hattenbacher Dreieck - A 7 - Horster Dreieck - A 1 - Autobahn triangle Norderelbe - A 255 - Hamburg (also in the opposite direction)

Austria

Surname	Highways	Main roadway
Inzersdorf node		A 23 from favorites → A 2
Knot catfish		A 8 from Passau → A 25
AS Klagenfurt-West		A 2 from Villach → Klagenfurt
Innsbruck-Amras node		A 12 from Kufstein → A 13

Switzerland

Surname	Highways	Main roadway
Sarganserland branch		A 13 from Chur → A 3

Individual evidence