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Slow Down for Yellow, Too

From 19 May 2025, a new law requires South Australian drivers passing a roadside assistance vehicle or a breakdown recovery vehicle with flashing amber lights to slow to 25km/h.  

RAA has long advocated for this change to help keep our members, Patrols and Tow Truck operators safe at the roadside.  

In SA, motorists already need to slow to 25km/h for blue and red flashing lights of Emergency Services vehicles. Now, this new legislation creates the same safety provision for breakdown vehicles displaying amber lights, too. 

Breakdown vehicles include:  

  • Road Service vehicles (like RAA Patrol vans)  
  • Tow Trucks (like our RAA Tow Trucks)  

Please note, these MUST be displaying flashing amber lights – like rotating ‘beacon’ lights, light bars or similar. Other vehicles like garbage trucks, council equipment, construction vehicles and other smay use yellow lights but these are exempt from the rule.   

Any other questions? Reach out to our Road Safety team via roadsafety@raa.com.au or call us on 8202 4517.