The driver often suffers from his legal ignorance. As a result of his misbehavior after a traffic accident, the judge makes a too harsh verdict. How to behave competently after an accident and not lose your driver's license?
Necessary
- - film camera;
- - video camera;
- - mobile phone;
- - contact details of road accident witnesses.
Instructions
Step 1
Contact your insurance company right away. Usually, an insurance commissioner is sent from there to the scene of the accident. He helps to properly register a traffic accident, and will also try to find all possible resources to avoid the guilt of the person insured with them.
Step 2
Find eyewitnesses to the violation or collision. These can be any passers-by, drivers of cars passing by or passengers of your car. An accident witness may not wait for the traffic cops. Take home addresses and contact numbers from each of them.
Step 3
Shoot the accident scene with a professional video camera or even a mobile phone. The same can be done with a film camera, since digital photographs are often not accepted in court. Pay particular attention to the area where the car has stopped. Also on the road markings and surrounding road signs. Capture traffic police officers and their signs on the car.
Step 4
Check the drawing up of the road accident scheme, which is carried out by the traffic police. To do this, take part in the measurements and registration of the protocol yourself. Participants in a traffic accident have the right to enter comments and reasons for the incident in the scheme themselves. For example, the traces of the stopping distance were washed away by the rain, or the car is equipped with ABS.
Step 5
Read all wording carefully. Fill in all lines in the protocol, and cross out empty ones. During the period of procedural actions, attesting witnesses must be present. All details of attesting witnesses and witnesses must be entered in the appropriate fields. If there are no attesting witnesses, then this violation should be recorded.
Step 6
In the explanations, indicate that in order to avoid an accident, they did everything possible and acted when absolutely necessary. If you are sharply cut by another car, then the traffic cops can blame both drivers. Point out that the maneuverability of the second car was too sharp, which prevented you from braking in time.
Step 7
If a traffic police officer offers to undergo a medical examination, do not refuse. This will serve as evidence in court of the absence of alcoholic intoxication. But insist that all those involved in the road traffic accident go through this procedure.
Step 8
When you feel that all the circumstances are against you, then demand to postpone the consideration of the case. This will allow you to use the help of a lawyer, will give you time to collect all the necessary evidence and give a balanced testimony.
Step 9
Admit your guilt sincerely in court if it is obvious. Repentance will mitigate the penalty for an administrative violation as much as possible. If the accident happened due to negligence or because of extreme necessity, the culprit may even be released from liability.
Step 10
Mitigating circumstances can be a state of strong emotional distress of the driver or a state of pregnancy, as well as voluntary compensation for damage. Get a positive testimonial from your place of work as well.
Step 11
In the event that you face serious punishment, seek legal assistance. The lawyer will competently draw up all the court documents and will help to take into account all the necessary smallest nuances for the defense. If possible, use the appeal, which is filed no later than ten days after the court's verdict.
