The first and only time I was in a car accident, I was about 9 years old and sitting in the backseat of a friend of the family’s 1989 Mercury Cougar. It wasn’t one of those massive collision that put people in the morgue but the Ford Taurus that plowed into the back of us was going fast enough to cause our Van Halen cassette tape up front to spontaneously eject from the center console. I walked away with just a slight case of whiplash, and the poor Cougar was soon replaced by a brand new Camaro T-top.
In retrospect, it all seemed so surreal because even though we were all aware that these sorts of things occur every day, we never thought it would happen to us. But as gas prices remain relatively low, and car inspections in most states remain lax to say the least, we should probably re-evaluate what proper crash etiquette entails, and why as drivers, we all have a responsibility to watch out for our fellow traveler.
Too many times have we watched the news only to hear of some poor soul being struck by an oncoming car after an accident occurs. Often after a collision, your body goes into fight or flight mode, and since most people aren’t thinking clearly, common sense doesn’t always come into play right away.
So to keep you from making a bad situation worse, we have come up with six basic things you should never do after an automobile accident. While there are dozens of other considerations that factor into one of these incidents, and each situation poses its own unique risks, there’s a lot to be said for keeping a level head. Here are six things you should never do after a car accident.
Leave the car in the road
