These questions test sequence: stop, protect people, identify the parties, contact the right service, and manage a disabled vehicle. Solve the immediate safety duties before thinking about repairs or the rest of the trip.
Use the response sequence
The trigger is the event, not a later discussion: a crash within the stated injury, death or property-damage scope begins the response sequence. First halt movement before dealing with people, information or reporting. Next take necessary measures to assist casualties. Then provide the victim with identifying contact details such as name, telephone number and address. Vehicle colour, a licence plate by itself or an insurer’s general contact details do not replace the personal information required by the rule.
| Need | Action |
|---|---|
| Activation of the crash-response sequence | Halt movement before assistance, information exchange or reporting. |
| Injured person | Take necessary measures to assist the casualty. |
| Identity exchange | Provide name, telephone number and address to the victim. |
| Police emergency report | Use 112 and report the location, casualties, damage and measures taken. |
| Fire, rescue or emergency medical services | Use 119 for that service channel. |
| Expressway or automobile-only-road breakdown | Move to the right edge and display the carried approved warning sign as prescribed. |
When the national rule requires a police report, make it without delay. The useful facts are where the crash happened, casualty information, the damage caused and the response measures already taken. A narrow exception exists where it is clear that only the vehicle or tram was damaged and the necessary road-safety and traffic-flow measures have been completed; do not turn that exception into a general permission to leave. Keep service numbers distinct. Call 112 for police. Call 119 for fire, rescue or emergency medical services. On an expressway or automobile-only road, preparation starts before a breakdown because the vehicle must carry an approved warning sign. If it becomes disabled, stop at the right edge and display the sign as prescribed rather than remaining in an active lane.
The traps
- Waiting for an injured person to request help. The driver or vehicle crew must take necessary measures to assist casualties after a crash.
- Providing only a licence-plate number after a crash. The victim must receive identifying contact details such as name, telephone number and address.
- Adding a preferred repair shop to the required police report. The listed report content concerns the location, casualties, damage and measures already taken.
- Treating the approved warning sign as optional on an expressway. The vehicle must carry it, and a disabled vehicle must display it as prescribed after stopping at the right edge.
Try it
A driver clips a parked car and causes property damage, but nobody is injured. What is the driver's first required action?
- Finish the trip and return later
- Stop only if the other owner is present
- Stop immediately
- Drive to a repair shop before stopping
A serious road crash requires an immediate report to the South Korean police. Which number should be called?
- 110
- 112
- 118 for any road emergency report
- 119