Watch for emergency services

BASS Coast Police will be targeting vehicles speeding past emergency services over the coming month.

The operation order will target vehicles who do not slow to 40km/h when passing emergency services which includes police, fire, SES, Ambulance Victoria and other enforcement, emergency or escort vehicles that are stationary or slow moving.

Drivers are reminded that they must under all circumstances slow to 40km/h (or less) no matter the signed speed when passing emergency service vehicles that have either red and blue flashing lights, magenta (purple flashing lights) or an alarm sounding.

Drivers on single lane and dual lane roads and highways must slow with the only except being vehicles on the opposite side of a divided road where a medium strip physically separates the directions of traffic.