Every year, thousands of people in road accidents during the Memorial Day weekend involved.
If you are one of those unfortunate people who know what a conflict of results: How do you react can prevent further damage, reduce costs and speed up the process of cleaning and repair.
The Consumer Protection Association of America is to educate the public on this issue by defining the week before Memorial Day "Driver Education Week.". The Association expect a list of tips and suggestions for the driver you need to know about dealing with the incident developed.
"These tips can make a huge difference in more protect yourself and your passengers to ensure that there no cars, and you is in the shop, "says Dr. Ray Bruce, president of the association.
More than 6.3 million motor vehicles in police-reported accidents in the United States occurred in 1998. Almost a third of these accidents resulted injuries. In 2001, nearly 42,000 people died on the roads in America. Obviously, injuries are part of life in America.
So if you are involved in an accident, try to remain calm and follow these steps:
1. Keep an emergency kit hood. Drivers must have a cell phone, pen and paper for notes, single-vehicle position and map data have allergies or illnesses that require serious attention if a serious injury. Also, law enforcement agencies a list of phone numbers handy. Drivers can be regarded as compatible with this kind of accident free information on the corresponding blanks in the glove compartment. DocuDent ™ auto accident kit (19.95 dollars), followed by AAA and the assistance offered to the full, camera, flashlight and re-documentation contains instructions on the accident. number of cones, warning triangles or flares should be a signal of the trunk.
2. Keep safety first. Drivers involved in minor accidents, no serious injuries to move the cars and the road towards oncoming traffic. Leaving the car parked in the middle of busy roads or division may lead to more accidents and injuries. If the car can not be moved, drivers and passengers in vehicles with seat belts for all confirmed to remain safe until help arrives. Make sure you turn off the lights and put the risks set out cones, flares or warning triangles if possible.
3. Exchange Information. After the accident, exchange the following information: name, address, phone number, insurance company, policy number, driver's license number and registration for drivers and owners of each vehicle. If the driver's name is different from the name of the insured, establish what the relationship and take the name and address of each person. Also, a written description of each vehicle, including year, make, model and color - and the exact location of the collision and how it happened. Finally, be courteous, but do not tell the other drivers and police that the accident was your fault, but I think it was.
4. To photograph and document the incident. Use your camera to document the damage for all vehicles. Note that you can show your photos on the context of the accident in order to make your case to a claims adjuster. If there are witnesses, try to get contact information, may be able to help if the other driver your version of what happened dispute.
5. File an accident report. Although law enforcement authorities can not in many places before accidents unless the lesions are, drivers must submit an accident report state, which is available at police stations and often the Department of Vehicles Motor Web site as a downloadable file. A police report often helps insurance companies speed up the processing of applications.
6. Know what your insurance covers. Assurance process will be easier after your accident, if you know the details of your coverage. For example, do not wait until after the accident to see that your policy does not automatically cover costs for withdrawal or rental replacement vehicle. In general, only a dollar or two every month, you can add coverage for rental car reimbursement, which provides a rental car for little or no money when your car at the garage repair or stolen.
Check your policy for details.
The last question to deal with the accident is usually that of the compensation to be paid?
If the accident was minor, and you can add other drivers may decide to treat the wound alone, without involving insurance companies. But this is not always the best idea, for some reason.
While the other driver may agree to pay for damage to your car accident today, he could repair bill and decided it was too big. At this point, the time passed and the insurance company will have more difficulty piecing together evidence in the application.
Also, keep in mind that there is no way of knowing whether another driver will change his mind and report the accident to your insurance company to have. You can even say that the injuries were not visible at the scene of the accident. This means your insurance company may be paying him a large settlement, or worse, can be dragged into a lawsuit. So make sure your company for your version of what happened and ensure that politics - whether the damage caused by your insurance company pay less than a certain amount, the accident can not be considered passive. And to avoid the penalty of higher premiums.
Car accidents take a tremendous toll on everyone involved, both financially and emotionally. If you are one of the lucky ones who have so far avoided a serious accident, hopefully, prevention tips will help you stay that way. It is likely that, although some areas will be involved in a minor accident. Keep your head and make safety your primary concern. You have enough time to deal with the consequences later.
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