Road accidents, practical advice

Road accident

If you are involved in an accident, follow the procedures for your own safety and that of all road users. You should always keep in mind three actions to take in the event of an accident: protect, alert, and rescue.

If the fire has already started, move away as quickly as possible after bringing any victims to safety.

Avoid the over-accident

if you are traveling in the opposite direction;

If you cannot get out of the way, turn on your hazard lights, park taking care not to obstruct the progress of emergency vehicles, take your passengers to safety and call for help;

How to fill out a report?

Your insurer must provide you with a European accident report, commonly known as a “joint accident report.” It is used to facilitate the declaration from which compensation will be calculated.

In the event of an accident, you must complete this report at the scene of the accident, along with the other driver, on a single report. It must be signed by both drivers to be valid. Each party retains a copy of the joint section.

The declaration section can be completed later by each driver.

Once completed, you must submit the report to your insurer within 5 working days of the accident. If the accident involves several vehicles, you must complete a report with the driver of the vehicle in front of you, and another with the vehicle following you;

If a driver refuses to file a report, which may be the case if they are uninsured, consider taking down their license plate number and asking for witnesses whose contact information you can obtain to support your testimony. You can then notify the police.

Road accident and insurance: what does the code say?

Driving without insurance is a crime. Victims of an accident caused by an uninsured driver will be compensated by the compulsory insurance guarantee funds (FGAO).

However, the person responsible for the uninsured accident will not be compensated for their own injuries or material damage under any circumstances. In addition, they will have to reimburse the FGAO for all amounts paid to compensate the victims of the accident.

In the event of an accident, the damages can reach very significant amounts. The driver responsible for the accident will therefore have to pay a monthly payment calculated based on their income, sometimes for the rest of their life.

To avoid this, make sure!

How to take a roundabout correctly and avoid an accident .A roundabout, or traffic circle, is always indicated by a sign.

Brake and look to the left if a car is already moving. In this case, you must give way;

You must then turn right, counterclockwise.How to position yourself .On the right, if you don’t know which exits to take, or if you take the next exit. Turn left if you take one of the exits following the first. Remember to check the right lane.

When you want to take the next exit, check the right lane again, paying attention to the blind spot, put on your indicator to indicate your direction, and move to the right.

Don’t forget

Signal! Use your indicators to indicate the direction you are taking when entering the roundabout, and then to indicate the direction of your exit.