You are involved in a crash on a Florida roadway. What is the first thing state law requires you to do?
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A.
Move both vehicles off the road before doing anything else
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B.
Exchange insurance information before contacting anyone else
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C.
Take photos of the scene from every angle available
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D.
Stop and call 911, the Florida Highway Patrol, or local law enforcement Correct
The answer is "Stop and call 911, the Florida Highway Patrol, or local law enforcement"
Florida's post-crash checklist opens with stopping and calling 911, *FHP (*347), or local law enforcement. Drivers who read item 4 (move the vehicle if the crash is minor and it is blocking traffic) as the first duty pick A, elevating a traffic-clearance step above the required call for help.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Move both vehicles off the road before doing anything else
You move a vehicle only if the crash is minor and it is blocking traffic, and only after stopping. This answer treats the traffic-clearance step (item 4) as the opening action, borrowing the clear-the-road-first instinct from parking-lot fender-benders where no one is hurt.
B. Exchange insurance information before contacting anyone else
Exchanging information is step 5 on the manual's checklist, after stopping and calling for help. This answer applies the fender-bender habit of trading insurance cards first, treating paperwork as the opening step even after a reportable crash involving death, injury, or property damage.
C. Take photos of the scene from every angle available
Taking photos or sketching the scene is step 6, well after the call for help. This answer carries over the insurance-claim habit of documenting the scene first, treating an evidence tip as the opening legal duty.
This question tests your knowledge of Crash Procedures in Florida. Source: Florida Driver Manual, "Your Responsibilities After a Crash," p.77..
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