79Giving way to police, emergency, enforcement and escort vehicles

79 Giving way to police, emergency, enforcement and escort vehicles

(1)  A driver must give way to a police vehicle, emergency vehicle, or enforcement vehicle or escort vehicle, that is displaying a flashing blue, red or magenta light (whether or not it is also displaying other lights) or sounding an alarm.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 15 penalty units.

Note 1

Emergency vehicle, enforcement vehicle, escort 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 the Road Rules that would otherwise require the driver of a police vehicle, emergency vehicle, enforcement vehicle or escort vehicle to give way to the driver.