You are in a minor crash. No one is hurt, but the other vehicle is too damaged to drive and will need to be towed. What does the manual tell you to do?
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A.
Exchange information and drive on without contacting police
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B.
File an AA-600 form and skip calling police
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C.
Wait 24 hours before deciding whether to contact police
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D.
Call the police to report the crash Correct
The answer is "Call the police to report the crash"
The manual lists calling police when a vehicle needs to be towed as a required step at the scene, not a judgment call. Drivers who half-remember step 7 (send an AA-600 within five days if police did not investigate) collapse it into the whole tow-away procedure and pick B, missing step 3, which tells you to call police whenever any vehicle needs to be towed.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Exchange information and drive on without contacting police
The tow-away requirement in the manual triggers a police call even when the drivers could otherwise handle the situation between themselves. This answer applies the informal exchange people use for scratches and dings to a scene that has already crossed the tow-required threshold.
B. File an AA-600 form and skip calling police
The AA-600 is used only when police do not investigate and injury, death, or a tow is involved, so the form is a supplement to the police call, not a replacement. This answer substitutes the AA-600 paperwork for the phone call, treating the report form as the equivalent of a police response.
C. Wait 24 hours before deciding whether to contact police
The manual gives no waiting period for calling police when a tow is required; the call is expected at the scene. This answer confuses this scene with the delayed-report window some drivers associate with insurance claims after a crash.
This question tests your knowledge of Crash Procedures in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Driver Manual, "CRASHES," p.81..
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