Roadwise States Wyoming Driving lessons What to do after a crash Wyoming driving lesson · Crashes & Emergencies
What to do after a crash A 3-minute lesson from the Wyoming 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 Crashes & Emergencies
Checkpoint questions 6
Source pages 50, 67 If you're involved in a crash, the law requires you to stop, help, and report. What you do in the first minutes protects the injured, prevents a second crash, and gives police and insurers the facts they need.
Know the rule
You must stop if you are in any way involved in a traffic crash.
Handbook p. 50 ↗ If you're involved in a crash, you must: Stop at or near the scene and stay until police arrive and question everyone involved Give aid to injured persons and send for an ambulance Warn passing traffic, or have someone warn approaching drivers, to prevent further damage Get the names and addresses of all witnesses and everyone involved Record the other driver's details (see below) Contact the police if there is an injury, a death, or property damage of $1,000 or more Handbook p. 67 ↗ Know the rule
DO NOT MOVE AN INJURED PERSON unless there is danger of another crash.
Handbook p. 67 ↗ Record about the other driver and vehicle: Driver's name and address Driver license number Insurance company name Make, model and year of the vehicle Damage to the vehicle License plate number Handbook p. 67 ↗ Know the rule
The law requires you to give police information about the crash at the time of the crash. Police file an accident report with WYDOT's Accident Records Section.
Handbook p. 67 ↗ If you damage an unattended vehicle or property and can't find the owner, leave a note with: Your name, address and telephone number Your driver license number Your license plate number The date and time of the crash The damage to the vehicle Handbook p. 67 ↗ Know the rule
After leaving the note, you must also contact the nearest law enforcement agency.
Handbook p. 67 ↗ Put it into practice
Backing out of a grocery store space, you dent a parked car and can't find its owner. Leave a note with your name, address, phone number, license and plate numbers, the date and time, and the damage. Then call the nearest law enforcement agency.
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.
If you are involved in a crash, you must stop at or near the scene and stay until police have arrived and questioned everyone involved. True False Answer: True
You must stop your vehicle at or near the crash scene and stay there until the police have arrived and questioned everyone involved.
Handbook p. 67 ↗ At what dollar amount of property damage must you contact police after a crash? $1,000 or more $500 or more $2,500 or more $250 or more Answer: $1,000 or more
You must contact the police if there is an injury, death, or property damage amounting to $1,000 or more.
Handbook p. 67 ↗ After a crash, when should you move an injured person? Immediately, to clear the roadway Only if there is danger of another crash Only if the person requests it Only after police arrive Answer: Only if there is danger of another crash
Give aid to any injured persons and send for an ambulance, but do not move an injured person unless there is danger of another crash.
Handbook p. 67 ↗ What information should you record about the other driver after a crash? Only their name and phone number Only their license plate number Name, address, license number, and insurer Nothing, since police handle all information Answer: Name, address, license number, and insurer
Record the other driver's name, address, driver license number, insurance company, vehicle make/model/year, damage, and plate number.
Handbook p. 67 ↗ If you damage an unattended vehicle and cannot find the owner, what should you leave on a piece of paper? Only your name and insurance company Your insurance card and phone number Only your license plate and phone number Your name, address, phone and license number Answer: Your name, address, phone and license number
Leave your name, address, phone number, driver license number, license plate number, and the date/time and damage information.
Handbook p. 67 ↗ After damaging an unattended vehicle and leaving contact information, what else must you do? Contact the nearest law enforcement agency Nothing further is required Wait at the scene until the owner returns Notify your insurance company Answer: Contact the nearest law enforcement agency
You must also contact the nearest law enforcement agency after leaving your information on an unattended vehicle.
Handbook p. 67 ↗ Previous lesson Railroad crossings Next lesson When a crash seems unavoidable More in Crashes & Emergencies About the source Roadwise’s Wyoming course uses the driver handbook edition supplied with this study pack. This lesson cites source pages 50, 67. The linked PDF is a third-party mirror of the handbook, rather than a government-hosted page.
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