Every year, several thousand people become involved in auto accidents during summer vacation. Should you become one of the unlucky thousands of people who became a statistic, do you know what you should do following a car accident? What should you do to ensure there are no further injuries, decrease damages and help move along the process of clearing the accident sight and resolving repairs?
Most accident victims really don't know what options they have that might help minimize damages after a collision. So it's important to consider what you can do if you're involved in an auto accident. Here is a list of suggestions that may help you understand what you might need to know if you find yourself dealing with an accident. This information will help safeguard you, as well as help ensure the safety of the passengers in your car. Bear in mind, there isn't a lot you can do about the choices another driver makes, but you can take steps to ensure your own well being, and help lessen the hassle while your vehicle is at the repair shop.
The number of police-reported car accidents in the U.S. grows each year, and hovers at about the ten million threshold. Of these collisions, upwards of a third of them result in injury, and thousands of fatalities on U.S. streets. One thing is certain, if you travel on American roads, there is a good chance that you will be involved in an auto accident sometime in your life.
If you are ever involved in a car accident, it is really not so different from any other stressful situation, remember to remain calm, and then endeavor to retain a clear head while you execute your plan of attack.
First, you should always keep an emergency kit in your car. You should keep it somewhere close, like in your glove box.
So what should you keep in the Emergency Kit? Well, your cell phone (which will probably be in your bag, or your back pocket anyway), a paper and pen for taking notes, a camera (this will usually be on your phone as well, and if it's not, just put a disposable camera in your emergency kit), and make sure you keep a card with information detailing any medical allergies or conditions you or any of your passengers may be susceptible to, so that if they need any special assistance, they won't be injured further while emergency services is trying to assist them. Keep the number for the police at the ready. The most common, 911, and 311, are easy to remember, and will get you the help you need. It is good to pick up some type of premade kit that has all these items in it. They will usually have some kind of fill-in-the-blank accident list for you to jot down all the crucial information. You can usually find kits that include all the necessary items like a flashlight, a disposable camera and an auto accident to do list and directions. Some of these kits even have cones, flares, and warning triangles to put out on the freeway around your vehicle.
Olivia Blakely is a freelance writer specializing in legal special interest articles for Las Vegas Auto Accident Attorneys and Las Vegas Record Sealing Attorneys.
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