Facts
On 15 November 1972, a collision occurred between the vehicles driven by Pierre Müller and Marcel Germond in the car park of the Carrefour department store in Romanel-sur-Lausanne. Müller, who had just left a parking space, was about to cross an entrance lane in the opposite direction to reach another aisle. Germond was driving on this entrance lane at around 30 km/h to reach a space reserved for staff. The Police Court convicted Germond and Müller of traffic offences. Müller appealed, arguing that he had the right of way.Considerations
The Federal Court dismissed Müller's appeal. It considered that the shopping centre car park should be equated to a public road within the meaning of Art. 1 para. 2 RTA, and that the general rules of road traffic applied there. Thus, the car park aisles, although providing access to parking spaces, had to be considered as traffic lanes in the same way as the entrance and exit lanes. Consequently, under Art. 15 para. 3 TRegO, Müller, who was emerging from an aisle…