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Rules of the Road

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Motorways and tunnels

Page 164

Breakdown or a crash

If there is a breakdown or a crash in the tunnel, you should:

  • switch off your engine;

switch on your hazard warning lights; check your radio for instructions; go to an emergency station and use the emergency phone to tell the tunnel operator; and check all electronic signs in the tunnel for information.

Fire in your vehicle

If there is smoke or fire in your vehicle, you should:

  • switch off your engine;

leave your vehicle immediately; go to an emergency station and use the emergency phone to tell the tunnel operator; and leave the tunnel by the nearest available exit.

Fire in another vehicle

If there is smoke or fire in another vehicle, you should:

  • drive out of the tunnel if the fire is behind you; or

if the fire is ahead of you, turn off your engine, leave the vehicle immediately, and leave the tunnel by the nearest emergency exit.

Leaving the tunnel

Keep a safe speed and position on the roadway.

Follow the road signs.

Extracted from the RSA Rules of the Road, Revision 9, May 2026. Source PDF · reuse permission unconfirmed.