UTLer in the news
In message op.uoxkwnwjhaghkf@lucy, at 12:56:37 on Fri, 6 Feb 2009,
Duncan Wood remarked:
In other words (and ignoring people with illegally fitted lights) you
cannot use the presence of blue lights to tell whether or not the
vehicle has a statutory right not to be obstructed.
Yes, they completely muffed that Act.
Well only inasmuch as if people are intent on obstructing them then
they might not be commiting a criminal offense.
It's been suggested that people might rely upon the Emergency Workers
Act as a defence for running a red light.
This is clearly a very poor strategy, when you can't be sure that the
vehicle you are giving way to is actually covered by that Act.
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Roland Perry
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