Sunday, October 12, 2008

Things to Do When You Have a Car Accident

I'm really sure if nobody want to have a car accident. When you do have a car accident, what do you think you can do??

Well maybe these things below are the most basic tips (in case) you really had a car accident.

1. Always prepare for the worst. Make sure you have carried your emergency kit and first aid on your car as well as some notes or pocket camera for documentation of your accident.
2. Make sure your communication tool such as cellphone work well when you start to drive. Better be prepared for the worst such as carry some emergency flares or whistler.
3. Prepare some emergency phone number such as hospital,If you do have an accident, you better be stoped and don't keep drive your car because it can be considered as hit and run.
4. After you hit someone's car or being hit by someone's car, if you still awake anf your car still can move then you should move your car into safe area before you do anything else.
5. Move another people who get involved in accident to safe area and check if any of them getting injured.
6. Use you emergency tool and first aid kit to help other then use your communication tool to call for help.
7. Call the authorities such as police department and always tell them the truth about the accident. Just follow the procedure and instuction given by the police officer and make sure to write down the police officer's name.
8. Do not agree to pay for damages or sign any paper except a traffic ticket until you check with your insurance company or lawyer.
9. Take some documentary if you can do that. Take some picture of the accident, cars damage, place of accident and any other picture that you can use to claim your car insurance. Keep watching the traffict while you take some picture for documentary.
10. Gather as many information as possible related with name, address, phone number, insurance company, policy number, driver license number and license plate number for the driver and the owner of each vehicle. Try to get some witness information if there's any.
11. Call your insurance company immediately after the accident and don't forget to send them a written notice as soon as possible. The notice should include the time, place and circumstances of the accident.
12. If you or your family get hurt, Call an attorney who is experienced in accident cases . Ask them all the question related to the car accident.

That's it...

Well maybe those things above are not enough but still those are the most important things to do when you have a car accident. The key is Always be Prepared for the Worst!
Sometimes preventive action is the best way to avoid accident. We better be careful when we drive...Cheers

2 komentar:

my blog said...

well this is really simple stuff to do.



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Unknown said...

After reading this I went an put an emergency kit in my car..it seems simple but it is the little things you overlook! Thanks!