Exemptions to road traffic laws when using blue flashing lights.
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A driver who fitted blue flashing lights to his car told police he needed to be able to get his girlfriend to hospital quickly in case she suffered an asthma attack.
Other colours may be used on emergency vehicles to highlight visibility in particular police cars that may use flashing headlights white and flashing red lights on the rear of the vehicle to indicate it has stopped.
The police driver was forced to swerve into a lay by where it.
As the squad car rapidly approached a van from behind its driver did not see the obscured blue flashing lights and did not give way.
The only times when blue lights can be used are when responding to an emergency at the scene of an emergency when wanting to let people know you are there or wanting to let people know that there is a hazard on the road.
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Blue flashing lights are the most visible at night though perhaps not quite effective during daylight hours.
Blue flashing lights are the main colour associated with emergency services in the uk.
Emergency vehicles that use blue flashing lights beacons are.
Blue flashing lights are used by police military police customs fire departments rescue services and ambulances.
Government vip and embassy vehicles may also use blue if accompanied by local police.
As well as police fire and ambulance you will see blue lights on vehicles for bomb disposal coastguard mine rescue organ transplant and mountain rescue.
Only emergency vehicles can be fitted with blue flashing lights or anything that looks like a blue flashing light whether working or not.
This includes police vehicles ambulances fire engines coastguards bomb disposal vehicles mountain rescue and vehicles used in connection with a nuclear accident or incident involving radioactivity.
If a blue flashing light is seen in either traffic or the sea other vehicles must yield to let that vehicle pass.
