You were in a fender bender with no injuries, and your vehicle can move safely. What does the Nevada manual say to do?
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A.
Continue driving if the damage looks minor.
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B.
Leave both vehicles in place until an officer arrives.
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C.
Move to a location that does not obstruct traffic and return to the scene. Correct
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D.
Drive straight to the nearest police station to file a report.
The answer is "Move to a location that does not obstruct traffic and return to the scene."
For a crash with only vehicle damage and no injuries, the manual tells you to move a drivable vehicle out of the traffic lane so you do not block traffic, then return to the scene to exchange information with the other driver.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Continue driving if the damage looks minor.
Ignores the duty to return to the scene and exchange information with the other driver. This answer applies a 'no harm, no foul' judgment based on visible damage, treating a minor scrape as license to drive off without stopping.
B. Leave both vehicles in place until an officer arrives.
Skips the manual's instruction to move a drivable vehicle out of the traffic lane before returning to the scene. This answer applies the TV-drama habit of never touching the vehicles until an officer arrives, treating every fender bender like a serious injury scene.
D. Drive straight to the nearest police station to file a report.
Confuses notifying law enforcement with leaving the scene entirely; the manual requires you to return to the crash site. This answer reflects the older habit of driving straight to the police station to make a report, a routine the manual replaces with an on-scene information exchange.
This question tests your knowledge of Crash Procedures in Nevada. Source: Nevada Driver Manual, "What to Do in a Crash," p.76..
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