A 3-minute lesson from the Arizona course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
If you're in a crash, first make sure you and your passengers are OK. Then stop, help anyone hurt, exchange information and, when nobody is seriously hurt, get the cars out of traffic. Leaving the scene is a serious crime.
Know the rule
If you're involved in a crash, remain at the scene to help anyone injured and exchange information with the other drivers. If anyone is injured, immediately call the police.
If there's no serious injury or death, any licensed driver may move a vehicle that can run under its own power, if it causes no further damage or hazard. Moving it doesn't make you liable or at fault.
In a crash with vehicle damage, injury or death, you must stop, provide aid to anyone injured (including calling 911), and give your name, address and plate number to emergency providers and police.
You're rear-ended at low speed on the freeway; everyone is fine and both cars drive. Move them to the shoulder right away — you won't be blamed for moving them — then exchange information and call 911.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
After a crash, which of the following must you provide to the other driver(s)?
Only your name and phone number
Nothing unless police request it
License number, name, address, and insurance
Only your insurance company's name
Answer: License number, name, address, and insurance
You must provide your driver license number, name and address, insurance information, and license plate numbers after a crash.