Emergencies, Collisions, and Accident Procedures
What this domain tests
Emergency questions test the first minutes after a crash or breakdown: protect the scene, help the injured, call for help, and report the incident. They also test what not to do.
Core rules
- Stop: after any collision involving injury, death, or damage, stop. Leaving the scene is a serious offence.
- Protect: switch on hazard lights, move vehicles out of traffic if they are drivable and no one is seriously hurt, and set warning triangles or reflective markers where safe. Do not stand in a live lane.
- Help: call emergency services (911 in Liberia) and the police. Do not move a seriously injured person unless there is immediate danger such as fire. Control bleeding with clean pressure; keep the person warm.
- Exchange and report: exchange names, addresses, licence numbers, vehicle registration, and insurance details. Report the crash to the nearest police station within the required time, and notify your insurer.
- Breakdown: pull as far off the road as possible, use hazards, and raise the bonnet or place a warning triangle behind the vehicle.
Worked example
A minor collision at a junction leaves both cars drivable and no one hurt. You stop, switch on hazards, move both cars to a safe spot, check for injuries, call the police, photograph positions and damage, and exchange documents. You do not accuse the other driver or promise to pay; you give facts to the police and insurer.
Traps
Driving away because damage looks small; moving an injured person unnecessarily; standing between vehicles; and admitting fault at the scene. Also, do not leave a note and assume that satisfies the legal duty to report.