82A

Speed limit while passing breakdown services vehicle

In force

(1)

A person must not drive a vehicle at a greater speed than

25 kilometres per hour while passing a breakdown services vehicle that has stopped on the road and is displaying a flashing amber light (whether or not it is also displaying other lights).

Editorial

note—

The penalty for a contravention against this section is set out in section 164A.

(2)

In this section—

breakdown services include repairing a disabled vehicle, or providing other assistance to enable a disabled vehicle to be driven or to be removed from the road, or assisting a person to gain access to the person's vehicle;

breakdown services vehicle means a vehicle apparently used for the purposes of providing breakdown services, and includes—

(a)

a towtruck (within the meaning of the Motor

Vehicles Act 1959);

and

(b)

any other vehicle or vehicle of a class prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.

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