LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – A 17-year-old motorcyclist was killed over the weekend in canton Vaud after he hit a car that was coming onto a bridge, for reasons that are not clear. The accident occurred on the road between Essertines-sur-Yverdon and La Robellaz at 18:40 Saturday 9 July.
The motorcycle skidded along the road after hitting the car, before the youth was thrown, landing in the riverbed below the road. Emergency services arrived quickly but he died at the scene of the accident.
The driver of the car was a 38-year-old Valais man who lives in the region. The road was closed for the investigation until nearly midnight.
Cyclist attacked by dog on VTT trail near Ste Croix
Skating trails crisscross Switzerland, along with hiking, cycling, VTT and canoeing trails
BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss Topo, the government mapping service, has just released the latest version of its set of online Swiss maps, which are faster and more complete, with the entire range of scales now available, from 1 :25,000 to 1 : million, in English, French, Italian and German.
The maps are regularly updated, so the online maps, for an annual subscription of CHF49 the first year and CHF29 in subsequent years, don’t become outdated.
They include not only roads and geographic details but aerial images, historical maps, the official Swiss hiking trails and the Switzerland Mobility 20,000km interactive maps that allow you to plan and trace your route on the wealth of official bicycle, walking, VTT, skating and canoeing trails (normal price, CHF30/year). They also include POI, points of interest, such as youth hostels, Schweizer Familie lodging and Friends of Nature houses.
Title: Kayak and VTT camp for children
Location: Goumois, Jura
Link out: Click here
Description: Camp during October school break, in the French Jura, week of 19 October
Start Date: 19 Oct 2009
End Date: 25 Oct 2009
