16Exceptions for emergency vehicles

16 Exceptions for emergency vehicles

16 Exceptions for emergency vehicles

(1) A provision of this Regulation concerning vehicles or drivers of vehicles does not apply to or in respect of an emergency vehicle if—

(a) in the circumstances the driver is taking reasonable care and it is reasonable that the provision should not apply, and

(b) if the emergency vehicle is a moving vehicle—the emergency vehicle is displaying a blue or red flashing light or sounding an alarm.

(2) Subclause (1) (b) does not apply to the driver if, in the circumstances, it is reasonable—

(a) not to display the light or sound the alarm, or

(b) for the emergency vehicle not to be fitted or equipped with a blue or red flashing light or an alarm.

(3) In this clause, emergency vehicle means a vehicle driven by a person who is—

(a) a police officer acting in the course of the person’s duties as a police officer, or

(b) a member of the Ambulance Service rendering or providing emergency transport for sick or injured persons, or

(c) a member of a fire brigade providing transport in the course of an emergency, or

(d) a ranger acting in the course of the person’s duties as a ranger.