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Report defective traffic signs or traffic lights

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    Traffic on public roads is regulated by traffic signs and traffic facilities for reasons of safety and order, climate and environmental protection, health and urban development.

    Traffic signs include, for example:

    • Traffic signs
    • Road markings
    • Traffic lights

    Traffic facilities are for example:

    • red and white striped barriers
    • Barrier posts and railings
    • Parking ticket machines

    Defective or improperly installed traffic signs or traffic lights can be a danger on the road. If you notice a fault or damage, you can report it to the Road Construction Administration.

    This may apply, for example:

    • Traffic lights
      • Failure
      • Clocking incorrect
      • Individual lights defective
      • Call button defective
      • Signal tone for blind and visually impaired people defective
      • Traffic light pole twisted or crooked
    • Traffic signs
      • Traffic sign destroyed, soiled or covered with stickers
      • Traffic sign with anti-constitutional symbols
      • Faded traffic sign
      • Mast twisted or crooked
      • Traffic sign overgrown
    • Defective crosswalk lighting

    Describe the damage and give an exact location. Ideally, you should document the damage with a photo. You must make sure that you own the rights to the photo and that no persons or license plates are recognizable.


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