Police warn against overtaking emergency services vehicles

Tue, 29 May 2018

The Island's emergency services are appealing for visitors not to overtake police, fire and ambulance vehicles displaying blue lights.

The message comes following the rise in incidents on the Island's roads since the start of TT fortnight.

The police say the emergency service vehicles know what incident they're going to, where is is and whether a casualty is lying in the road, but those overtaking don't know what lies ahead of them.

Officers believe it's unlikely those overtaking would be able to get past the incident anyway, and only block the path of the emergency vehicles when they arrive at the scene.

The emergency services are particularly keen to cut down on such overtakes on the Mountain Road.