It’s not all that uncommon to get in fender benders. Ideally, you have car insurance. Car insurance makes getting into minor accidents much less of a big deal
If you find yourself in your first car accident, you may get stressed and do the wrong thing, or forget to gather information. You should know what to do in an accident before you get into an accident.
First, so long as no one is hurt, move the cars out of the road. This is very important especially if the accident happened in an intersection.
You really can’t just leave your cars in the intersection. If you do, then cars trying to get around you can have problems and you can actually cause more accidents to happen. Before you move your cars, turn on your hazard lights so that other cars know something is wrong and don’t expect that you’ll be able to travel at the normal rate of speed.
The second thing to remember is that you need to call the police. In some areas, police will show at even minor accidents and write up an accident report, while in other areas there must be injuries for police to come to the scene. Regardless, call the police and see if they will send someone. Having an accident report can make filing a claim with your auto insurance much easier.
The most important thing to remember is that you have to exchange information with the other driver. You need the basics, like their name and phone number, insurance company, policy number, drivers license number, and the license plate number of their car. You also want to get a general description of the car, such as make, model, and color.
When you are exchanging information, be careful what you say to the other driver. Do not admit fault, or apologize for the accident or any part in the accident. Don’t even say “sorry.” You do not want to be taken as admitting fault, as this is problematic for an insurance claim. Let the police sort out who was at fault.
If you have a camera on you, or if your car has a camera, take pictures of both cars. You want shots of damage, and also shots of the cars’ position in relation to each other if you can get that. Then once you leave the scene, contact your insurance agent right away to report the accident.
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