Accidents Flashcards
What does this light on the dashboard mean ( kind of oval shape with an explanation mark in the middle and five little squares at the bottom)
Tyre pressure light
If you ever have a warning light on what should you do
Pull over when it’s safe to do so
Use your vechile handbook to beck the meaning of the warning light and what action. You should take
If you ever have to use the emergency phone box (SOS) what information do you have to tell them
- sos will contact highway England and you would have to tell them :
- the number on the phone for your location
- details of the driver,
- vehicles involved
- breakdown companies
- what happened
Who should highway England be able to contact for you
Breakdown companies
Emergency services
If there was an accident that caused futher damage what should you do
Put hazard light on
Pull over to the hard shoulder as soon as possible
What to do if you get into an accident and it’s wasn’t on the motorway
- put a warning triangle (red and orange ) 45 meters behind the car to warn other cars of the hazard
Why don’t you put a warning triangle out if ur in a motorway
You don’t put a warning triangle out in the motor way because the cars are moving fast and you need to get away from the traffic as soon as possible.
What is recommended that you carry in your car
Fire extinguisher
first aid kit
warning triangle
If you get into an accident and both recovery and emergency services come out what information will they need
they will need info on everyone who was involved within the accident
Name
Adress
Telephone number
Make of the vechile
Model of vechile
Insurance details
Company’s details ( if it’s a companies car)
If the police was on the scene of an accident what info would they ask for
Driving licence
Insurance certificate
MOT certificate
What is the left hand area of the motorway called and what is it used for
- it is called the hard shoulder
It should be used for emergencies and breakdowns only - emergency services sometimes use this to move through traffic quicker
If your driving on a motorway and an object falls from your vechile when safe to do so you should?
Pull over
Use emergency telephone to report incident
-NEVER attempt to retrieve the item yourself
What should you do it you have a flat tire
- grip to the wheel tightly
- put hazard light on
- pull over to the hard shoulder and let the car roll untill it stops
-NEVER use the breaks
What does it mean if you see a driver on the hard should displaying a help pendant ( green badge with a wheel chair that says help)
The driver is probably going to be a disabled user who’s car had broken down
If you see a lorry with a a sign at the back with a picture and some number on it what does it mean
It means that the lorry is carrying dangerous load
( this sign with indicate what is being carried and indicate how dangerous it is )
