You are involved in a crash on a two-lane road. According to the manual, what is the first thing you should do?
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A.
Wait in your vehicle for the other driver to approach you
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B.
Move to the far right lane and continue driving to the nearest exit
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C.
Stop your vehicle at or near the crash scene Correct
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D.
Photograph the damage before doing anything else
The answer is "Stop your vehicle at or near the crash scene"
The manual's first step after a crash is to stop your vehicle at or near the crash scene, moving off the road if you can so you do not block traffic and cause a second crash. Choice B borrows the pull-right-and-keep-going habit drivers use for approaching emergency vehicles, but crash procedure here requires you to stop at the scene, not drive on.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Wait in your vehicle for the other driver to approach you
The manual expects you to stop and take active steps, including contacting police when required, not sit still and wait for someone else to move first. This answer copies the etiquette of a minor parking-lot bump onto a roadway crash where staying put in a lane creates a fresh hazard.
B. Move to the far right lane and continue driving to the nearest exit
Continuing to drive away from a crash you were involved in ignores the manual's very first instruction to stop at or near the scene. This answer confuses crash response with the swap-info-later fender-bender plan drivers hear about socially, where both parties meet up somewhere safer.
D. Photograph the damage before doing anything else
Documenting damage may be useful for insurance later, but the manual makes stopping at the scene the first step, not taking pictures. This answer reads insurance-adjuster advice about gathering photo evidence back into the manual's official first-step list.
This question tests your knowledge of Crash Procedures in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Driver Manual, "CRASHES," p.81..
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