What is the consequence of failing to file a required collision report with DMV?
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A.
Your driving privilege will be suspended Correct
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B.
You will receive one point on your driver's record
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C.
Law enforcement will file the report for you
The answer is "Your driving privilege will be suspended"
Failing to file the required SR 1 leads to a suspended driving privilege. Choice C is the assumption that officers handle all crash paperwork, an image reinforced by TV depictions of accident scenes; the manual is blunt that law enforcement will not file for you.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. You will receive one point on your driver's record
Points attach to convictions for moving violations, not to a missed collision filing. This answer merges two separate DMV-record consequences into one, since both surface on the same record.
C. Law enforcement will file the report for you
Manual is explicit that law enforcement will not file the collision report for you. This answer assumes officers handle all crash paperwork at the scene, an image reinforced by TV depictions of accidents.
This question tests your knowledge of Crash Procedures in California. Source: California Driver Manual, "Reporting a Collision," p.78..
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