79Giving way to police and emergency vehicles

79 Giving way to police and emergency vehicles

79 Giving way to police and emergency vehicles

(1) A driver must give way to a 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.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

Note 1.

Emergency vehicle and police vehicle are defined in the Dictionary.

Note 2.

For this rule, give way means—

(a) if the driver is stopped—remain stationary until it is safe to proceed, or

(b) in any other case—slow down and, if necessary, stop to avoid a collision,

—see the definition in the Dictionary.

(2) This rule applies to the driver despite any other rule of these Rules that would otherwise require the driver of a police or emergency vehicle to give way to the driver.