What is one supposed to do:

I'm stopped at the lights at a busy "T" intersection.

I'm hemmed in by concrete islands and another car (s) beside.

There's an emergency vehicle coming behind with lights and siren screaming.

I go forward and swing right to be in front of the car beside me.

The intersection is controlled with cameras.

The lights flash and I am pinged.

I get an infringement notice in the mail. (!!!!)

If it is urgent ambulance will go down wrong side of road.

Found this out personally,  arterial bleed in temple gets that priority. 

Neil

Maybe I should have stayed where I was and let the emergency wait.

The left turn lane had a couple of cars waiting to turn.

Yep I have dash cam - just shows me moving to the right. The wrong lane was busy with vehicles turning left.
Crossing the line line has triggered the camera. Only evidence I can plead is having no reason other than the sound
of siren and lights prompted the move, which actually is an illegality in itself when taken out of context.

You would think that the fools at the penalties office would see the circumstances. The pic clearly shows me partially side on to the 2nd lane.

I intend to sit on my hands and appear and take the opportunity to blast the issuing idiots.

B

Emergency vehicles have a green light above their number plate, how this can help, fiik. But any way, just another useless piece of information.

Yes, my mistake, the green light stays on solid when the others flash, this is to identify them when photographed by infringement cameras.

vanTas wrote:

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Never have I seen a green flashing light above a number plate.

But I have mounted a centre-of-road kerb in order to let an ambulance through. Road was divided with a barrier, so no "wrong way lane" use possible. Most drivers here will crib a bit to make a gap between the lanes if holding at the lights. When underway they pull off, or all go into one lane.

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The green light does not flash.  The green light is activated while the flashing lights are on.

In Australia, the small green light on an ambulance is a "gatso light" used to help traffic cameras identify the vehicle when it is responding to an emergency. The light is a solid green color and is activated when the flashing red and blue lights and sirens are on, ensuring that traffic cameras can still detect the emergency vehicle in still photos and avoid issuing speeding or red-light camera fines to the ambulance. 

Aust Road Rules:

Australian Road Rules Part 7

78 Keeping clear of police and emergency vehicles
(1) A driver must not move into the path of an approaching police or emergency vehicle that is displaying a flashing blue or red light (whether or not it is also displaying other lights) or sounding an alarm.

Offence provision.

Note: Approaching, emergency vehicle and police vehicle are defined in the dictionary.

(2) If a driver is in the path of an approaching police or emergency vehicle that is displaying a flashing blue or red light (whether or not it is also displaying other lights) or sounding an alarm, the driver must move out of the path of the vehicle as soon as the driver can do so safely.

Offence provision.

(3) This rule applies to the driver despite any other rule of the Australian Road Rules.


79 Giving way to police and emergency vehicles
(1) A driver must give way to a police or emergency vehicle that is displaying a flashing blue or red light (whether or not it is also displaying other lights) or sounding an alarm.

Offence provision.

Note 1: Emergency vehicle and police vehicle are defined in the dictionary.

Note 2: For this rule, give way means:

(a) if the driver is stoppedremain stationary until it is safe to proceed; or
(b) in any other caseslow down and, if necessary, stop to avoid a collision;

(2) This rule applies to the driver despite any other rule of the Australian Road Rules that would otherwise require the driver of a police or emergency vehicle to give way to the driver.