Verhalten bei Panne und Unfall
What this domain tests
Verhalten bei Panne und Unfall tests what you do when a bus breaks down or is involved in a collision: securing the scene, warning traffic, protecting passengers, giving first aid and calling for help. The exam expects a clear order of actions and awareness that a bus may carry injured or panicking passengers.
Core rules
- Switch on hazard warning lights and stop as safely as possible, off the carriageway if feasible. Do not create a second hazard.
- Put on the warning vest before leaving the vehicle. Place the warning triangle at a sufficient distance: roughly 100 m on country roads and farther on fast roads or motorways, where at least 150 m is normally required. Use the triangle only where it can be seen safely.
- Call the emergency number 112, giving location, direction, number of injured people and any special hazards.
- Give first aid within your ability. Do not move an injured person unless there is immediate danger such as fire or further traffic.
- Keep passengers away from the carriageway and, if the vehicle is unsafe, evacuate in an orderly way to a safe assembly point.
- For a collision, secure the scene, exchange details, inform the operator and police as required, and record what happened.
Worked example
A bus loses power on a country road and stops partly on the carriageway. The driver switches on hazard lights, stops as far right as possible, puts on the vest before exiting and places the warning triangle behind the bus. Passengers stay in the bus only if it is safer there; they are moved behind the barrier or well away from traffic if not. The driver calls 112 if anyone is injured or the bus is a traffic hazard, and informs the operator. The driver does not stand behind the bus while placing the triangle or after doing so.
Traps that cost marks
Leaving the vehicle without the warning vest; placing the triangle too close; moving injured people without immediate danger; letting passengers stand on the carriageway; and forgetting to warn oncoming traffic before dealing with paperwork. Another trap is to assume that hazard lights alone secure the scene.