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Accident Procedures

Accident Procedures are not named in 49 CFR 383.111(a). Three directly codified rules apply instead: 49 CFR 390.5 defines what counts as a reportable accident, 49 CFR 390.15(b) requires a motor carrier to keep a 3-year accident register, and 49 CFR 392.22 prohibits certain warning devices near a fuel or flammable-cargo spill.

Practice Accident Procedures

5 Questions

  1. For federal reporting purposes, what makes an occurrence involving a commercial motor vehicle count as an "accident"?
  2. What federal recordkeeping requirement applies to a motor carrier after a qualifying accident?
  3. A driver's fuel tank is leaking after an accident, and the driver needs to place warning devices. What does federal regulation say about using a lighted fusee near the leak?
  4. What is the correct general approach to caring for an injured person at an accident scene, before trained help arrives?
  5. After protecting the scene of an accident, what should a driver do regarding notification?