Which of the following actions apply to drivers involved in a motor vehicle accident in which there are no fatalities or victims?
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Correct answer
C. Remove the vehicle from the scene of the accident so as not to impede traffic.
Explanation
In the photo you can see a dark car with a smashed side standing on the grass by a tree next to the street; a tow truck is approaching in the background. In a road incident in which nobody has been killed or injured, the driver must move the vehicle away from the scene so that it does not create danger or obstruct traffic - answer C. Leaving the vehicle at the scene (A) and calling the police (B) are compulsory only when people have been injured or killed.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver involved in an accident to stop the vehicle without creating danger, to secure the scene, to move the vehicle away from the scene of the accident without delay so that it does not create danger or obstruct traffic, if nobody has been killed or injured, and to give their personal details and the details of their insurer to the other party. Before moving the car, it is worth taking photos of the position of the vehicles and the damage, then moving it onto the shoulder or the grass and filling in a joint statement about the incident. You call the police when the person who caused the incident does not want to give their details or when your versions of events differ.
Legal basis: Art. 44 para. 1 point 1-4 and para. 2 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)