Autostrasse

Roads are highways that are intended for fast inter-regional traffic, but have a lower standard of development than highways. In many countries, roads are generally roads where motor vehicles are allowed only from a certain minimum speed.

National

Situation in Germany

Roads are designed in Germany usually as motor roads which can only be driven by motor vehicles with a maximum design speed exceeding 60 km / h. Occasionally, the mark is used 254 ( ban on cyclists), so that the road may be used, among others, tractors and mopeds.

Austria

The term highway is a term from the Highway Code and has nothing to do with the concept expressway (2006 were repealed by the amendment to the Federal Highways Act 1971, all distinctions of motorways and expressways, with "S" named roads are motorways).

In principle, any road will be explained to the highway. Usually bypasses or other roads outside the local area be declared roads. Due to the usage restrictions is therefore necessary that alternatives are available for the other road users who may not use the auto road. For tractors therefore there are often parallel roadways or own freight routes.

A restriction on the use of road, for example, the design speed. So may no vehicles that have a design speed below 60 km / h use the highway. Similarly, no pedestrians are allowed to stay on the highway.

Roads are major roads; for they contained provisions about the traffic on highways shall apply mutatis mutandis in § 46 para 1, 3 and 4.

Switzerland

Highways are in Switzerland and highways - apart from a few from autobahn - always created without crossing, but unlike highways rarely directionally and mostly single track.

Major highways are the San Bernardino route (part of the A13) or the first section of the pass line between Airolo and the Gotthard Pass and the Gotthard tunnel (part of the A2).

In Switzerland highways are generally only approved for motor vehicles with a minimum speed of 80 km / h, with the exception of Quad. Accordingly, the indicator for the auto road is similar to that for highways; instead of two lanes to a bridge, the front of a car is shown in white on a green background. Motor roads in Switzerland are mostly highway toll. Excluded from this are usually cantonal highways.

The signage is the same as motorways ( green signage, exit advance notice, distances to nearest cities to the entrance ).

Until 1989 was on highways the same speed as on rural roads with mixed traffic. In the reduction of the maximum speed of 100 km / h to 80 km / h on rural roads in 1984, many highways maintained continue their top speed signal " 100 km / h " or were erected later. In 1989, the Road Traffic Act has been adjusted by the maximum speed is controlled separately on highways. It is to this day at 100 km / h Top speed is always signaled generally in consideration of foreign road users ( in the surrounding countries has been a main road or dual carriageway, which relates to the speed limit, no effect ), whereby it because exceptions are (eg the highway from Airolo to the Gotthard pass). A maximum speed of 80 km / h on lines where Tunnel sections happen usual. There are only approved vehicles with a minimum speed of 80 km / hr.

Situation in other countries

In the UK, roads dual carriageways call. They are usually directionally and have two lanes in each direction, but hardly a shoulder. On many routes as they are developed without crossing (flat -free), but there are also frequent roundabouts and at-grade intersections. Most dual carriageways are legally conventional roads and shall be used by all vehicles thus in contrast to the ( Motorways ) motorways. They are signposted as any other main roads in green. Motorways, however, are marked blue.

In Hong Kong, there is next right motorways motorway -like roads that are designated as expressways (Chinese kuaisu Gonglu ), but similar to the English dual carriageways can be used by all vehicles. They are in contrast to the "right highways " that are marked green, like all other roads in Hong Kong blue signs.

In Norway, there are at least 400 km of official highways and 150 km of highways. Some highways have been converted into highways, such as the E 6 Oslo towards Sweden.

In Sweden, there are routes that are free of intersections, but have only one lane ( specially sign ) for each direction. 1990 there were which at least 500 km, but many routes have now been converted into highways. The rest are to " 2 1" roads rebuilt, that is one lane in one direction and two in the other direction, this arrangement will change after a few kilometers and the carriageways are separated by barriers.

In Slovakia, with the sign for highways mostly highways or state highways also marked in some cases. In addition, single-lane motorway system are reported with car road sign. Legally there is no difference between a highway and a highway.

In the Czech Republic there are some multi-lane roads separately for each direction, which are characterized as in Germany and Austria with a blue sign with white car front and how highways can only be driven by those vehicles that are design to be faster than 80 km / h. In many cases, they lack a dedicated lane and they have some smaller curve radii and reduced lane widths. The speed limit on these roads is like on motorways 130 km / h out of town and 80 km / h in town. Is thus constituted route but not marked as highway, the speed limit is 90 km / h out of town and 50 km / h in conurbations.

In Portugal, there were up to 2000 several roads. The Via Rapida ( in German expressway ) were converted in 2000 to 80% in highways. In particular, the IP 5, or also called the Death Road in Portugal, was converted largely into a motorway (A 25). Each year, about 30 people died on the IP 5. Since she became the highway, this number has decreased drastically. In many cases, the roads are old and often have potholes. The speed limit is 80 to 100 km / h

91955
de