Keeping clear of police and emergency vehicles
78 Keeping clear of police and emergency vehicles
A driver must not move into the path of an approaching police or emergency vehicle that is displaying a flashing blue or red light (whether or not it is also displaying other lights) or sounding an alarm.
Offence provision.
Note
Approaching,
emergency vehicle and police vehicle are defined in the
dictionary.
If a driver is in the path of an approaching police or emergency vehicle that is displaying a flashing blue or red light (whether or not it is also displaying other lights) or sounding an alarm, the driver must move out of the path of the vehicle as soon as the driver can do so safely.
Offence provision.
This rule applies to the driver despite any other rule of the
Australian Road Rules.
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