Roadwise States Wisconsin Driving lessons After a Crash Wisconsin driving lesson · Handling Emergencies
After a Crash A 3-minute lesson from the Wisconsin course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Read time 3 minutes
Course unit Handling Emergencies
Checkpoint questions 6
Source pages 51 What you must do after a crash depends on whether anyone is hurt and whether the cars can move. In every case: call 911 if anyone is hurt, stay at the scene, and warn other drivers.
Know the rule
Stay at the crash if you are involved or emergency help hasn't arrived. Turn on your emergency flashers or use flares to warn other drivers.
Handbook p. 51 ↗ If someone is injured or killed Call 911 Stay on the scene and do not move the vehicles Stay in the vehicle if it is safe to do so Leaving the scene is a crime Handbook p. 51 ↗ No injuries, but your vehicle can't move Call 911 and follow their directions Stay away from traffic Handbook p. 51 ↗ No injuries and you can move your vehicle Move it off the road when it's safe Don't block traffic or stop in the middle of the road Get the other drivers' license, vehicle and insurance information Record any damage to the vehicles Write down the facts of how the crash happened Get witnesses' information too Handbook p. 51 ↗ You must report a crash to police if Someone is injured or killed Property damage is $1,000 or more Government property damage is $200 or more (e.g., signs, guard rails) You cannot move your vehicle A driver appears to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs Handbook p. 51 ↗ $200 Damage to government property (signs, guard rails) that requires a police report
Handbook p. 51 ↗ Put it into practice
You slide into a guardrail on an icy ramp. Nobody is hurt and the car still drives, but the rail is bent, about $500 of damage. Move off the road safely, then report it to police: government property damage of $200 or more must be reported.
A useful reminder $1,000 for ordinary property, only $200 for government property like signs and guard rails.
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.
What is the first thing you should do if someone is hurt in a crash? Call 911 Exchange insurance information first Move the injured person to safety first Take photos before doing anything else Answer: Call 911
Call 911 first if you or someone else is hurt.
Handbook p. 51 ↗ If there's an injury in a crash, what should you do with the vehicles involved? Move them only if they block traffic Do not move them Move them off the road immediately Push them to the shoulder if possible Answer: Do not move them
Stay on the scene and do not move the vehicles if someone is injured or killed.
Handbook p. 51 ↗ What is considered a crime if you're involved in a crash? Failing to take photos of the damage Moving your car off the road when no one is hurt Leaving the scene when someone is injured or killed Not carrying flares in your vehicle Answer: Leaving the scene when someone is injured or killed
It is a crime to leave the scene of a crash if someone is injured or killed.
Handbook p. 51 ↗ You must report a crash to police if property damage totals: $100 or more $5,000 or more $500 or more $1,000 or more Answer: $1,000 or more
Property damage of $1,000 or more must be reported to police.
Handbook p. 51 ↗ You must report a crash to police if government property damage (like a guardrail) totals: $50 or more $1,000 or more $500 or more $200 or more Answer: $200 or more
Government property damage of $200 or more must be reported.
Handbook p. 51 ↗ What information should you get from other drivers involved in a crash? Driver license, vehicle and insurance information Only their license plate number Only their phone number Only their name Answer: Driver license, vehicle and insurance information
Get driver license, vehicle and insurance information from other drivers involved.
Handbook p. 51 ↗ Previous lesson Avoiding Crashes Next lesson Roadside Emergencies More in Handling Emergencies About the source Roadwise’s Wisconsin course uses the driver handbook edition supplied with this study pack. This lesson cites source pages 51. The linked PDF is a third-party mirror of the handbook, rather than a government-hosted page.
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