| Would you know what to do, if you have
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| | out.Witnesses - Very Important, names,
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| the misfortune to be involved in a road
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| | address, telephone numbers, and where
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| traffic accident?If you are a driver,
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| | they were.
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| then sooner or later, you will be
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| | If they are other drivers, also obtain
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| involved in a road traffic accident.
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| | their vehicle details.Basic Details of
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| Hopefully, not as the main
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| | Accident - Day/date/time, road name
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| participant.Here's a quick outline of the
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| | junction, town/county, and brief details
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| actions required at the scene of a road
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| | of what happened.Investigation police
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| traffic accident:Stop your vehicle, and
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| | officer - name, number, division and
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| turn off the engine.Stay calm and do Not
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| | station address. Also the Incident number
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| Panic. If other people see you panic,
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| | (if known).Damage details - any damage to
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| then they may start to panic as well,
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| | your own vehicle, and damage to other
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| which will only make the situation
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| | vehicles, property or persons.Accident
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| worse.Check yourself and your passengers
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| | Details - type and width of road, weather
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| for injuries. Then check the other
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| | conditions, visibility, density of
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| drivers/passengers involved. Do Not move
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| | traffic, road surface condition (wet,
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| anyone who may be injured.Where possible
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| | dry, potholes etc), any comments made by
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| move your passengers away from the
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| | other drivers or witnesses.If possible,
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| roadway, out of harms way. But they
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| | you should draw a sketch of the accident
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| should remain at the scene of the
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| | showing such items as:
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| accident.You should warn oncoming traffic
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| | Road layout
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| (all directions) by activating your
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| | Direction of travel for each vehicle
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| hazard warning lights, or setting flares
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| | involved
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| or warning signs.If it is warranted, call
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| | Road signs
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| the emergency services and report the
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| | Road dimensions
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| accident.Do Not admit fault or liability
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| | Puddles and mud, glass and debris.
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| for the accident to anyone. Do Not
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| | Witness positions
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| discuss the accident with anyone other
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| | Include anything else you may think is
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| than the investigation police officer or
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| | relevantThere is a lot of information
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| your insurance/claim representative.Where
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| | required, but if there has been any
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| it is necessary, you will need to
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| | damage or injury caused then it may be
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| exchange information with the other
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| | well worth your effort to obtain as much
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| driver(s) involved. Gather as much of the
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| | information as possible, at the time of
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| following information as possible. This
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| | the accident. If you leave it until
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| information will be useful in any
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| | later, then details may be forgotten. All
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| accident litigation claims, insurance
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| | of this information will be of use, if
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| claims and medical evaluations.You should
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| | the other people involved should decide
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| obtain the following information:
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| | to take legal action.Make a note of the
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| All involved vehicles - name and address
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| | information that may be required and keep
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| of driver/owner, telephone number (or
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| | it handy, in your vehicle. It may save
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| other contact details) insurance company
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| | you an awful lot of trouble.David Barnard
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| details (policy number).
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| | is a professional personal injury
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| All involved vehicles - registration
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| | accident investigator. If you would like
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| number, make, model and colour.
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| | a free ready made Accident Advice Form,
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| All involved vehicles - any passengers
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| | complete with information notes, and
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| names and contact details.
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| | space for your answers and drawings,
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| Remember that the driver of a vehicle
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| | please go to and you can download a copy
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| may not always be the owner - try to find
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| | from there.
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