If a person is killed or unconscious in an Oregon collision, what does the handbook tell you to do?
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A.
Try to revive the person yourself before calling 911.
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B.
Remain at the scene until police arrive. Correct
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C.
Drive to the nearest hospital to report it in person.
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D.
Move the vehicles to clear the road, then leave.
The answer is "Remain at the scene until police arrive."
Oregon's handbook is explicit: when a person is killed or unconscious, remain at the scene of the collision until police arrive. The exchange-of-information procedure assumes both drivers can communicate; when someone is killed or unconscious, that's no longer possible, and law enforcement needs to take over the scene. Leaving under those circumstances would compound the legal consequences significantly.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Try to revive the person yourself before calling 911.
The handbook directs reasonable assistance, but injured people should never be moved carelessly. The bigger rule is: stay at the scene. Misreading: Misreads 'Give reasonable assistance to injured persons' as a directive to attempt revival, ignoring the explicit warning that injured people should never be moved carelessly.
C. Drive to the nearest hospital to report it in person.
You stay at the scene; you do not leave to drive to a hospital. Misreading: Misreads the duty to assist as a duty to transport or report in person, ignoring the explicit instruction to remain at the scene until police arrive.
D. Move the vehicles to clear the road, then leave.
The 'move vehicles out of travel lanes' rule applies only when there are no injuries; when someone is unconscious or killed, you must remain at the scene. Misreading: Conflates the no-injury rule ('If there are no injuries and vehicles can be safely moved, move them out of travel lanes') with the killed-or-unconscious rule that requires remaining at the scene.
This question tests your knowledge of Crash Procedures in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Other Important Information, Traffic Collisions, Your Responsibilities," p.94..
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