Road Traffic Code Amendment Regulations (No. 8) 2017 (WA)

5 January 2018 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 9

POLICE

Road Traffic Act 1974

Road Traffic Code Amendment Regulations

(No. 8)2017

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Road Traffic Code Amendment
Regulations (No. 8)2017.

2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows -

(a)	regulations 1 and 2— on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the regulations - on the 56th day after that day.

3.            Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Road Traffic Code 2000.

4.            Part 11 Division 6A inserted

After Part 11 Division 6 insert:

Division 6A - Stationary incident response vehicles

Commissioner of Main Roads.

137A. Approaching and passing stationary incident

response vehicles

(1) In this regulation -
hazard warning light has the same meaning as in
regulation 188;
incident response vehicle means any of the following
vehicles if the vehicle is displaying a flashing light
other than a turn indicator light or hazard warning
light -

(a)	an emergency vehicle;
(b)	a motor break-down service vehicle;
(c)	a tow truck;
(d)	a vehicle that is being used to provide an incident response service on behalf of the

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(2)	A driver approaching a stationary incident response vehicle must drive at a speed at which the driver can, if necessary, stop safely before passing the incident response vehicle. Points: 3 Modified penalty: 6 PU
(3)	A driver approaching a stationary incident response vehicle that is in the same lane of a multi-lane carriageway as the driver must move to another lane for vehicular traffic travelling in the same direction as the driver, if it is safe to do so. Points: 3 Modified penalty: 6 PU
(4)	A driver must not pass a stationary incident response vehicle at a speed exceeding 40 km/h. Points: 3 Modified penalty: 6 PU
(5)	Subregulations (2) and (4) do not apply if the driver —

(a)	is on a two-way carriageway; and
(b)	the incident response vehicle is on the side of the carriageway used by vehicular traffic travelling in the opposite direction to the driver.

R. KENNEDY, Clerk of the Executive Council.