Touring Club Suisse

The Touring Club Switzerland (TCS ) is, with nearly 1.6 million members, the largest Traffic Club of Switzerland. He is active in the assistance to persons and vehicles, tourism and consumer advice in relation to vehicles. The seat is located in the Canton of Geneva Vernier.

History

The TCS was founded on September 1, 1896 by 205 cyclists in Geneva, with the intention to promote bicycle tourism. Since 1901 also services performed as a list of petrol stations to motorists. Approximately 1936 disappear bicycle spokes from the emblem and be replaced by a stylized Steurrad.

In the fifties, uses an actual car euphoria; TCS breathed the car almost a life - so read on in the club magazine TOURING of 18 August 1966, " A car is a lot to complex organism, as that he could be build according to the paragraphs of a code ( ... ) it. can be compared with almost a living being (...). " This statement was made as a commentary on the American lawyer Ralph Nader, who had demanded more security in car. TOURING said: " You just have to be careful not to throw the baby out with the bath water and the hen that lays the golden eggs to slaughter. "

In response to the one-sided orientation of the TCS and the ACS 1979, the Traffic Club of Switzerland is founded: All road users, including pedestrians and cyclists, are to be taken seriously as equal road users. The TCS has since expanded its activities. In 2008 founded " mobility Academy " and turns " the question of the nature of future mobility ." As a continuing education institution and think tank seeks to better understand trends and thus make it the basis for future action in the area of ​​mobility. 2010, the College organized for the first time a forum for electric mobility in Lucerne.

Organization

The TCS is a non-profit organization. He defends the interests of its members in the area of ​​mobility. It offers services such as legal (TCS private legal aid ), vehicle insurance (TCS auto insurance), travel and repatriation insurance ( ETI protection letter ).

The TCS is divided into 24 regionally active sections. It is managed by a Board of 24 members and an Assembly of Delegates, which belong to 145 members.

Activities

The club is known in Switzerland especially for its breakdown service.

The TCS tests each year different products - car seats, car tires, the quality of diesel fuels, helmets, navigation equipment, etc. - as well as vehicles. The technical center that performs these tests is located in Emmen ( Lucerne).

The TCS is committed to road safety and are to brochures and booklets for its members and for schools out. He participates in national campaigns that are funded by the Road Safety Fund of the Federation. Also, the TCS conducting studies on the safety of transport infrastructure.

The TCS is invited by federal and cantonal authorities on consultations in the area of ​​mobility.

20 times a year members receive free the Club newspaper " Touring", which is published in German, French and Italian. Campers also receive the magazine "Camp Car", which is published eight times a year in German and French. The editors of the press organs located in the center of Bern.

The TCS operates an ambulance helicopter Eurocopter EC 135 ( registration HB - ZJE ) of the airfield Birrfeld (Canton Aargau ) is stationed.

Together with LION AIR operates the TCS a Cessna 550 ( registration HB - VMX ), which is specially equipped for repatriation of injured or sick persons.

The club has 19 technical centers, 37 campsites, 2 hotels in Switzerland and about 14 driving training runs.

The TCS is since 1998 a member of the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ).

Driving school centers

  • Fahrschulzentrum Lignières
  • Center for Traffic Safety Betzholz in Hinwil
  • Center for Traffic Safety Stockental in Niederstocken
  • Center for Traffic Safety Derendingen
  • Fahrschulzentrum Plantin
  • Fahrschulzentrum Emmen

TCS Hotels

  • Hotel Schloss Ragaz, Bad Ragaz
  • Hotel Bellavista Vira ( Gambarogno)

Services

  • Breakdown
  • Vehicle and Legal Protection Insurance
  • Assistance for persons and vehicles in Switzerland and abroad
  • Traffic information
  • Tourism, leisure and camping
  • Organization of driving school courses and the two-phase training
  • Traffic safety: prevention and training
  • Repatriation in an emergency by helicopter (AAA) or ambulance vehicles
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