Ch. 10 Accidents & Disaster — Practice

Question 1

When a traffic accident occurs, you must move your vehicle to a safe location that will not obstruct other traffic and turn off the engine.

Accepted Answer

The Rules of the Road, Chapter 10, Section 1, 1(1) clearly states: "To prevent subsequent accidents, move the vehicle to a safe location (such as the road shoulder or vacant area) that will not obstruct other traffic, and turn off the engine." This is a basic measure to prevent subsequent accidents.

Question 2

If there are injured persons and they have received head injuries, you must never move them, even if there is a risk of a subsequent accident.

Accepted Answer

The Rules of the Road 1(2) states "especially when the head is injured, do not move the person," but an exception is clearly noted: "However, if there is a risk of a subsequent accident, quickly rescue the injured person and move them to a safe location." Preventing subsequent accidents takes priority.

Question 3

When a traffic accident occurs, you must report to a police officer the location of the accident, the number of injured persons, the severity of injuries, and other details.

Accepted Answer

The Rules of the Road 1(3) clearly states: "Report to a police officer the location of the accident, the number of injured persons, the severity of injuries, the extent of property damage, the cargo of the vehicles involved in the accident, etc., and receive instructions." Reporting to a police officer is the driver's duty.

Question 4

The driver of an emergency vehicle may omit measures to rescue injured persons and continue driving even without other crew members present, if it is necessary to continue driving for duty purposes.

Accepted Answer

According to the note in the Rules of the Road 1(3), the driver of an emergency vehicle may continue driving only "if other crew members are made to carry out necessary measures such as rescuing the injured and reporting to a police officer." Without other crew members present, the driver cannot continue driving.

Question 5

If the injury is minor, you may omit reporting to a police officer.

Accepted Answer

The Rules of the Road 2 clearly states: "Even for minor injuries, you must report to a police officer." Reporting to a police officer is mandatory even for minor injuries and cannot be omitted. This is an important duty because aftereffects may develop later.

Ch. 10 · Accidents & Disaster — Practice