Apply the lesson · Advanced scenarios

Accidents & emergencies · Advanced scenarios

Educational difficulty is separate from the legal penalty. These are original practice questions, not official examination items.

Lesson

At an accident, first ensure your own safety and prevent further danger.

Call 112 when urgent emergency assistance is needed.

Do not move an injured person unless immediate danger makes it necessary.

If a tyre bursts, hold the steering firmly and slow down progressively.

If your vehicle aquaplanes, ease off the accelerator and avoid abrupt steering or braking.

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Apply the lesson · 4

Question 1

An accident scene is secured, but someone is injured and needs urgent help. What is the next appropriate contact?

**Read the full driving situation**Original educational diagram · not to scale. Read the question for all conditions.

Exchange details and complete the European accident statement.
Call 112 and describe the location and injuries.
Contact the police so the absent owner can be informed.

Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Protect people and prevent further danger first. Then distinguish urgent injuries, exchanging details, an absent owner and clearing a safely movable obstruction.

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Question 2

A minor collision has no injuries; both drivers and their vehicles are safely off the carriageway and agree to exchange information. What document should they complete?

Contact the police so the absent owner can be informed.
If safely possible, move the uninjured, driveable vehicles clear of traffic.
Exchange details and complete the European accident statement.

Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Protect people and prevent further danger first. Then distinguish urgent injuries, exchanging details, an absent owner and clearing a safely movable obstruction.

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Question 3

You damage an unattended parked vehicle and cannot find its owner. The area is safe and nobody is injured. What should you do rather than simply leave?

Contact the police so the absent owner can be informed.
If safely possible, move the uninjured, driveable vehicles clear of traffic.
Call 112 and describe the location and injuries.

Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

Protect people and prevent further danger first. Then distinguish urgent injuries, exchanging details, an absent owner and clearing a safely movable obstruction.

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Question 4

After a minor collision, nobody is injured, vehicles are driveable and block the carriageway. A safe nearby place is available. What should be done before completing paperwork?

Call 112 and describe the location and injuries.
If safely possible, move the uninjured, driveable vehicles clear of traffic.
Exchange details and complete the European accident statement.

Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Protect people and prevent further danger first. Then distinguish urgent injuries, exchanging details, an absent owner and clearing a safely movable obstruction.

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