You occasionally get the odd warning from oncoming motorists if the police have a proper check - radar hidden and pulling immediately.
The Swiss run with the attitude that speeding is illegal - and they will try and catch you. Speed cameras are there to make money so they have no reason to warn you. They don't hide behind a "safety campaign", they just go out to get you. To what extreme? A black BMW 5-series estate parked on the inside of a slight bend, at night, in roadworks (opposite side of the motorway), targetting cars. At the next junction there was a police roadblock with a queue of drivers being pulled - and each driver waved through individually.
Another example is the section on the A13 (E43) past Andeer. It is a 100kmh limited dual carriageway section - and one of the few dual carriageway sections between Chur and the San-Bernadino tunnel. Very often from now until the end of Summer they will have a man in camoflage sat behind the armco with a radar gun - and then police waiting in force picking out cars a few KM further up the road.
The Bern-Zurich section of motorways is, I believe, the busiest section in the country - and gets rammed very early. I have had to do that trip quite a few times to get to Safenwil - and then to get back to Zurich I head cross-country and it is usually quicker.
Considering the number of days I have spent hooning about in the mountains; the amount of time I spend diving above the speed limit; and my rapid right ankle flexing - my cumulative speeding fine is relatively low.
On the fine front: the more over the limit you are and the lower the limit - the higher the fine. Once you hit a certain point there will be court case incurring an admin charge (court cost) and a further punishment. To have a salary based fine requires excessive speed.
Ultimately, Switzerland is a small country, and driving VERY quickly is going to make very little difference to your journey speed.
And finally - we don't have points over here!!!
(In 10 years I have had 5 fines: 1*20; 3*40; 1*60 = 200chf in total)
Last edited by dodgyken; 13/05/14 02:13 PM.
