Section 3: Accidents Flashcards
What TWO safeguards could you take against fire risk to your vehicle?
- *Mark two answers
a) Keep water levels above maximum**
b) Carry a fire extinguisher
c) Avoid driving with a full tank of petrol
d) Use unleaded petrol
e) Check out any strong smell of petrol
f) Use low octance fuel
- *b) Carry a fire extinguisher
e) Check out any strong smell of petrol**
There is always a serious risk of fire and explosion if petrol or its vapour leaks out. When you are refuelling do not let your tank overflow. Stop refuelling when the trigger in the nozzle of the petrol pump cuts out automatically. In the event of fire, keep people at a safe distance. Do not put water on to burning fuel. Use a dry powder or foam extinguisher. If you cannot control the fire at its outbreak, keep clear and wait for the fire brigade.
You arrive at the scene of a motorcycle accident. The rider is conscious but in shock. You should make sure that
a) The rider’s helmet is removed
b) The rider is moved to the side of the road
c) The rider’s helmet is not removed
d) The rider is put in the recovery position
c) The rider’s helmet is not removed
You should not remove a rider’s helmet unless he or she has stopped breathing and you cannot begin resuscitation if the helmet is left on. Clear the casualty’s mouth of any obvious obstruction and tilt the head back. If breathing does not begin spontaneously, pinch the casualty’s nose and blow into the mouth until the chest rises. Stop and repeat the procedure once every 4 seconds until the casualty can breath unaided.
You arrive at the scene of a motorcycle accident. No other vehicle is involved. The rider is unconscious, lying in the middle of the road. The first thing you should do is
a) Move the rider out of the road
b) Warn other traffic
c) Clear the road of debris
d) Give the rider reassurance
b) Warn other traffic
The law requires drivers to stop if they are the first to arrive on the scene.
You have stopped at the scene of an accident to give help. Which THREE things should you do?
- *Mark three answers
a) Keep injured people warm and comfortable**
b) Keep injured people calm by talking to them reassuringly
c) Keep injured people on the move by walking them around
d) Give injured people a warm drink
e) Make sure that injured people are not left alone
- *a) Keep injured people warm and comfortable
b) Keep injured people calm by talking to them reassuringly
e) Make sure that injured people are not left alone**
Never give casualties anything to drink. Never move casualties unless they are in danger. If you attempt to move a casualty you may make their injuries worse.
You are the first person to arrive at an accident where people are badly injured. Which THREE should you do?
- *Mark three answers
a) Switch on your own hazard warning lights**
b) Make sure that someone telephones the ambulance
c) Try and get people who are injured to drink something
d) Move the people who are injured clear of their vehicles
e) Get people who are not injured clear of the scene
- *a) Switch on your own hazard warning lights
b) Make sure that someone telephones the ambulance
e) Get people who are not injured clear of the scene**
If you are first to arrive at the scene of an accident, stop and switch on your hazard lights to warn others. Send for the emergency services. Set up a warning triangle. Switch off engines and stop anyone smoking. Try to minimise the risk of fire and further collisions. Do not move casualties unless they are in danger, but get any uninjured people clear of the scene.
You are the first to arrive the scene of an accident. Which FOUR of these should you do?
- *Mark four answers
a) Leave as soon as another motorist arrives**
b) Switch off the vehicles engine(s)
c) Move uninjured people away from the vehicle(s)
d) Call the emergency services
e) Warn other traffic
- *b) Switch off the vehicles engine(s)
c) Move uninjured people away from the vehicle(s)
d) Call the emergency services
e) Warn other traffic**
You should not leave the scene of an accident until the emergency services have arrived and, if appropriate, you have given details to anyone with reasonable grounds for requiring them.
You are involved in a road accident with another driver. Your vehicle is damaged. Which FOUR of the following should you find out?
- *Mark four answers
a) Whether the driver owns the other vehicle involved**
b) The other driver’s name, address and telephone number
c) The car make and registration number of the other vehicle
d) The occupation of the other driver
e) The details of the other driver’s vehicle insurance
f) Whether the other driver is licensed to drive
- *a) Whether the driver owns the other vehicle involved**
- *b) The other driver’s name, address and telephone number
c) The car make and registration number of the other vehicle
e) The details of the other driver’s vehicle insurance**
At an accident you must provide your name, address and other details to anyone having reasonable grounds for requiring them. Your insurance company expects you to notify it of any accident even if you are not to blame and you are not making a claim. Make sure you know and follow your insurance company’s advice on what to do if you are involved in an accident.
You have an accident while driving and someone is injured. You do not produce your insurance certificate at the time. You must report it to the police as soon as possible, or in any case within
a) 24 hours
b) 48 hours
c) Five days
d) Seven days
a) 24 hours
The same requirements about providing details apply if you do not injure a person but you cause damage to a property, or injure a dog, ass, mule, pig, goat, sheep, horse or cow. You must report the accident to the police as soon as possible.
You are in an accident on an ‘A’ class road. You have a warning triangle with you. At what distance before the obstruction should you place the warning triangle?
a) 100 metres (330 feet)
b) 50 metres (165 feet)
c) 25 metres (80 feet)
d) 150 metres (492 feet)
b) 50 metres (165 feet)
Accidents usually cause obstruction. Then there is the danger of other vehicles colliding into the accident scene. A triangle should warn traffic of danger ahead so there is enough time to take the appropriate action.
When are you allowed to use hazard warning lights?
a) When stopped and temporarily obstructing traffic
b) When driving during darkness without headlights
c) When parked for shopping on double yellow lines
d) When travelling slowly because you are lost
a) When stopped and temporarily obstructing traffic
Hazard warning lights are for real emergencies only. Your vehicle must not be moving unless you are on a motorway or unrestricted dual carriageway and warning drivers behind you of danger ahead. The use of hazard warning lights does not authorise you are to park illegally or ignore parking restrictions.
When should you switch on your hazard warning lights?
a) When you cannot avoid causing an obstruction
b) When you are driving slowly due to bad weather
c) When you are towing a broken down vehicle
d) When you are parked on double yellow lines
a) When you cannot avoid causing an obstruction
If your vehicle breaks down, get it off the road as soon as possible so that it does not obstruct other traffic. Get your vehicle on to the hard shoulder if you have a breakdown on the motorway.
For which TWO should you use hazard warning lights?
- *Mark two answers
a) When you slow down quickly on a motorway because of a hazard ahead**
b) When you have broken down
c) When you wish to stop on double yellow lines
d) When you need to park on the pavement
- *a) When you slow down quickly on a motorway because of a hazard ahead
b) When you have broken down**
For which THREE should you use your hazard warning lights?
- *Mark three answers
a) When you are parking in a restricted area**
b) When you are temporarily obstructing traffic
c) To warn following traffic of a hazard ahead
d) When you have broken down
- *b) When you are temporarily obstructing traffic
c) To warn following traffic of a hazard ahead
d) When you have broken down**
You warn other road users of a hazard or a temporary obstruction when you switch on all four indicator lights to flash at the same time. It is an offence to use hazard warning lights other than in an emergency.
You are on the motorway. Luggage falls from your vehicle. What should you do?
a) Stop at the next emergency telephone and contact the police
b) Stop on the motorway and put on hazard lights whilst you pick it up
c) Reverse back up the motorway to pick it up
d) Pull up on the hard shoulder and wave traffic down
a) Stop at the next emergency telephone and contact the police
It is an offence to cause danger by carrying an insecure load. Luggage on your roof rack will increase fuel consumption and running costs. It may make your car less stable. If you overload the roof rack, your insurance company could refuse your claim for damage or loss.
You are driving on the motorway. A large box falls on to the carriageway from a lorry ahead of you. The lorry does not stop. You should
a) Drive to the next emergency telephone and inform the police
b) Catch up with the lorry and try to get the driver’s attention
c) Stop close to the box and switch on your hazard warning lights until the police arrive
d) Pull over to the hard shoulder, then try and remove the box
a) Drive to the next emergency telephone and inform the police
Motorways are extremely dangerous places for stationary vehicles and pedestrians even on the hard shoulder. You will find a free-call telephone at one-mile intervals along the hard shoulder so you can contact the emergency services. If you have to stop because you cannot change lanes to avoid the box, you must switch on your hazard warning lights to alert traffic following behind you. Use your car telephone, if you have one, to contact the emergency services.
