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I'm not sure if this is helpful or not but when I was working with the Paramedics in Tassie they were telling about cases where their ambulance was hit by cars going through intersections.
Now I believe the law states cars must give way to ambulances. The drivers obvious slow down and check for oncoming traffic before driving straight through as its dangerous but in the case I heard about they checked to their left and the car slowed to stop and they went through but a car behind him changed into the empty lane and continued through the intersection into the already commited ambulance.
Now despite the law stating you need to give way to the ambulance the police charged the ambulance driver for going through the red light. Then the drivers apparently went on strike until it was sorted out.
So despite the law stating certain people have the right of way they can be charged if they break the laws. This may or may not related to trams and Vic laws.
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