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To be implemented 16th September 2022.
If you see flashing lights at the roadside, move over and slow down. Speed has not
been specified.
Previously Queensland Road Safety has relied on the driving public to consider emergency services and slow down,
In 2018, the
decision was made by the Government to educate rather than legislate. At this time, for the safety of Police officers the Police
Union was pushing for a speed limit. There is an expectation that drivers will slow down when they see emergency service
vehicle lights flashing.
School zones are generally permitted on roads adjacent to schools where there is significant school related activity on and beside
the road.
Speed limits which apply include:
40 km/h on roads where the existing limit is 50 km/h, 60 km/h or 70 km/h
60 km/h
on roads where the existing limit is 80 km/h
60 km/h or 80 km/h on roads where the speed limit is 90 km/h or 100 km/h, depending on
the amount of school related activity on or near the road
80 km/h on roads where the existing limit is 110 km/h.
The mandatory
times of operation of school zones in Queensland are between 7 to 9 am and 2 to 4 pm on school days, unless exemptions are approved
by Transport and Main Roads.
Sourced from School Road Safety
Speed limit in school zones in Tasmania is 40 km/h
Don’t go faster than 40 km/h when you pass a school zone sign on official school days during the times on the sign. School speed
limit signs operate on official school days, usually Monday to Friday during school terms. The speed limit doesn’t apply when
the lights are not flashing, on such days as school holidays, weekends and public holidays.
Don’t go faster than 40 km/h within
50 metres of a bus with a school bus warning sign and lights. This includes driving behind or towards a bus.
Check times on signs
as these may vary.
Sourced from Tasmanian Road Rules and Road Safety Advisory Council
The new rule applies to ambulances, police cars, fire trucks, and transport enforcement vehicles, as well as breakdown assistance
providers such as RACQ, tow trucks and assistance vehicles.
Fines for non compliance will apply.
Speed-limit approaching and passing stationary or slow-moving police, emergency, enforcement, roadside assistance service and escort
vehicles to be no greater then 40 kilometres per hour.
(1) A driver approaching a stationary or slow-moving police
vehicle, emergency vehicle, enforcement vehicle, roadside assistance service vehicle or escort vehicle that is displaying a flashing
blue, red, yellow or magenta light (whether or not it is also displaying other lights) or sounding an alarm must drive at a speed
at which the driver can, if necessary, stop safely before passing the vehicle.
(2) A driver approaching a stationary or
slow-moving police vehicle, emergency vehicle, enforcement vehicle, roadside assistance service vehicle or escort vehicle that is
displaying a flashing blue, red, yellow or magenta light (whether or not it is also displaying other lights) or sounding an alarm
must give way to any police officer, emergency worker, enforcement vehicle worker, roadside assistance worker or escort vehicle worker
on foot in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle.
(3) A driver must not drive past, or overtake, a stationary or slow-moving
police vehicle, emergency vehicle, enforcement vehicle, roadside assistance service vehicle or escort vehicle, that is displaying
a flashing blue, red, yellow or magenta light (whether or not it is also displaying other lights) or sounding an alarm, at a speed
greater than 40 kilometres per hour.