• Home
  • Articles
    • Front Page
    • General Interest
    • Snippets
    • Letters to the Editor
    • Council Comments
  • Competitions
    • Sydney Royal Easter Show Giveaway
  • Our Community
    • Our People
    • Question of the Week
    • Jobs in the Central West
    • Be Seen
    • What’s On
    • What’s Hot
  • Features
    • Women in Business
    • Rural Round Up
    • My Place
    • Loving Local Living
    • Wellness Wise
    • Just a Short Drive
    • Real Estate
  • Sports
    • Bowls
    • Cricket
    • Equestrian
    • Footy Tips
    • Golf
    • Netball
    • Rugby League
    • Rugby Union
    • Soccer
    • Touch Football
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Page
    • Advertise with us
    • Testimonials
    • Submit an Article
    • Subscribe to the Forbes Phoenix

Forbes Phoenix

Home » Changes To Slow Down Rule

Changes To Slow Down Rule

October 4, 2019 By Maggi Barnard

 

Motorists are reminded changes to the rule requiring them to slow down when passing stationary emergency vehicles came into force in NSW last week.

From 26 September:

  • Drivers will no longer need to slow down to 40km/h on roads with speed limits of 90km/h or over.
  • Drivers will continue to be required to slow down to 40km/h on roads with speed limits of 80km/h or under.
  • The rule will be expanded to include tow trucks and breakdown assistance vehicles which are displaying yellow flashing lights while stopped on the road.

On roads with speed limits of 90km/h or over drivers will need to:

• Slow to a speed which is safe and reasonable for the circumstances.

• Give sufficient space between their vehicle and the tow truck, breakdown assistance or emergency vehicle, as well as any people on the road.

• On multi-lane roads drivers must change lanes to keep the lane next to the stationary vehicle vacant if it is safe to do so.

For more details about the rule visit https://roadsafety.transport.nsw.gov.au/campaigns/slow-down-and-give-space

Filed Under: Articles, General Interest

Latest Print Editions

Click here to download the recent issue (341) of The Forbes Phoenix (2.1MB) – 24th June 2022 

STAY CONNECTED

The Forbes Phoenix would like to thank you, our Facebook friends, for your continued support and readership!

SEARCH THE PHOENIX

Recent Articles

  • Forbes Netball 17U Reps At Senior State Titles June 24, 2022
  • Our Bloke – Clint Hurford June 24, 2022
  • Snippets… June 24, 2022
  • Winners Are Grinners June 24, 2022
  • It Ain’t Weak To Speak June 24, 2022

CONTACT THE PHOENIX

Address
7/113-127 Rankin Street, Forbes NSW 2871

Editorial Phone – 0455 143 636
editor@forbesphoenix.com.au

Sales Phone – 0459 086 023
sales@forbesphoenix.com.au

View our Privacy Policy.
View our Conflict Resolution Process.
View our Ethics and Complaints Policy.
Want to advertise with us?
Information on our Community Promotions.

Submit an Article

We are always looking for new articles of interest to the local community.

Please feel free to submit an article for possible inclusion in a future issue.

To submit an article, click here to use our online article submission form.

Recieve the Phoenix via email

* indicates required

Copyright © 2022 · Website setup by WebSysMan