{"id":24325,"date":"2025-08-04T10:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T08:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ae-l.ch\/faq\/swiss-legislation-and-awareness-course\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T10:52:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T08:52:03","slug":"swiss-legislation-and-awareness-course","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/ae-l.ch\/en\/faq\/swiss-legislation-and-awareness-course\/","title":{"rendered":"The awareness course and Swiss legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong>: This document is not an official legal resource. Information may be out of date or contain errors. For official information, please consult legal sources.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Switzerland, the road traffic awareness course, commonly known as &#8220;sensi&#8221;, is a compulsory step in obtaining a category A (motorcycle) and B (car) driving license. The course is governed by the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedlex.admin.ch\/eli\/cc\/1976\/2423_2423_2423\/fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ordinance of October 27, 1976 on the Admission to Road Traffic (OAC)<\/a>, in particular article 15. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key points<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Obligation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The awareness course is required for all Category A and B driving license applicants. It must be taken before taking the practical driving test.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The course covers essential road safety topics such as :<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Road traffic rules ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accident prevention ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raising awareness of dangers and risky behavior.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Duration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The course lasts <strong>8 hours<\/strong>, divided into four sessions of 2 hours each. These sessions can be taken over several days, depending on the organization of the training centers. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Validity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of <strong>January 1, 2021<\/strong>, the awareness course is valid <strong>indefinitely<\/strong>, allowing applicants to use it without time restrictions when applying for their license.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Organizers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The course must be run by <strong>driving instructors<\/strong> with official authorization to teach category A and B driving. Only these professionals are authorized to organize and run the course.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Revision in progress<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) is currently working on a modernization of the awareness course. The aim of this revision is to update the course&#8217;s content and structure to better respond to contemporary road safety issues. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Legal references<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedlex.admin.ch\/eli\/cc\/1976\/2423_2423_2423\/fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ordinance of October 27, 1976 on admission to road traffic (OAC)<\/a><\/strong>Article 15: specifies the obligation to take the awareness course.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedlex.admin.ch\/eli\/cc\/1959\/679_705_685\/fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Law of December 19, 1958 on Road Traffic (LCR)<\/a><\/strong> General legal framework for the regulation of road traffic in Switzerland.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.astra.admin.ch\/dam\/astra\/fr\/dokumente\/dokumente-strassenverkehr\/weisungen\/verkehrskunde.pdf.download.pdf\/Instructions%20concernant%20le%20cours%20de%20th%C3%A9orie%20de%20la%20circulation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FEDRO instructions for the traffic theory course.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For further details, please consult the official texts.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categorie-faq":[135],"class_list":["post-24325","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","categorie-faq-sensibilisation2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ae-l.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/24325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ae-l.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ae-l.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ae-l.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categorie-faq","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ae-l.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categorie-faq?post=24325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}