[Ben73]

Originally Posted by Big Trev

A police officer was killed on the Hume Highway near Benalla a few years ago, Rennie Page was his name. One death is one too many, one near miss is just a millimeter away from being a death - what is your rush? Can't afford to loose 30 seconds of your trip? Put yourself in their place. I have worked as a volunteer emergency service responder and I can tell you it ain't fun out there

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-04-2...ticket/1558384

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-04-2...by-car/1558504

No one cares about tow truck drivers or NRMA or anyone assisting with broken down cars?
A tow truck driver and civilian were killed few years ago on a NSW highway, so why doesn't the law apply to them as well? Do their lives not matter because the colour of their vehicle lights is wrong?
I guess police won't be around to issues fines at broken down cars so why make a road law that won't make revenue.

I have no issue slowing for actual incidents. I do that already without any law telling me I have to. Sometimes I slow to 20, sometimes 60, sometimes 40. It's pretty easy to drive to the conditions. A police traffic stop is not set in stone. If the police feel unsafe why can't they move the stop to a safer place?
It has already been reported that highway patrol have been sitting with lights flashing and not another vehicle or incident in sight. It's probably the same HP officer that sits on the side of the road with his right wheels sitting on the line between the shoulder and left lane on the highway, then fines people for failing to keep left when they move into the right lane to give him some breathing space.