The Local Switzerland

Elderly drivers to face tests from age 75 instead of 70

Fri, 15 Jun 2018 13:32:08 +0200

Older car drivers in Switzerland will be able to drive until their 75th birthday before having to undergo a medical examination, under a change to the law.

Uber drivers in Geneva allege intimidation

Mon, 22 Dec 2014 14:22:00 +0100

Tensions are growing among cabbies in Geneva where drivers working for newcomer Uber have filed complaints of threats and abuse by drivers with rival taxi firms.

Investigation into Sierre crash officially closed

Mon, 30 Jun 2014 13:24:31 +0200

The public prosecutor in the canton of Valais has officially closed the investigation into the fatal bus crash in Sierre which killed 22 Belgian schoolchildren in March 2012.

Driver of Bern-Zurich train passes out

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:15:00 +0200

An accident was avoided after a driver fainted while at the controls of an Intercity train operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) on Wednesday, according to media reports.

Geneva speed demon had huge pill stash

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:58:00 +0200

A 28-year-old man who was clocked driving at 325 km/h on a motorway in southern Switzerland this month was found to have over 4,000 sleeping pills in his Geneva flat.