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News: What to do in case of a car accident Very few people know precisely what to do in the aftermath of a collision. This knowledge is very important. It can help prevent further injuries, minimize costs, facilitate further actions relevant to insurance matters and repairs.... Read more |
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It is important in the frame of actions taken in order to educate the drivers not to omit to stress out what the drivers need to know about and have to do when dealing with an accident. |
June 2004
Knowing how to react in case of a car accident is very important. It may have many consequences affecting yourself and your passengers, other victims and the damages caused.
Additionally it may have legal and insurance repercussions. However the number of people who know what to do under these circumstances is indeed limited.
We believe that it is important for every driver to know how to behave and what actions should be taken in every kind of road accidents no matter how serious they are.
Having a good knowledge in advance of what to do, diminishes the danger of loss of control and panic and contributes to an optimal management of the situation minimizing therefore potential problems.
It is our opinion that it is imperative to increase the awareness of the wider public and the drivers in particular about what to do in case of traffic accidents.
Having these thoughts in mind we do hope that you will find interesting and useful information in the accompanying article of our 17th Progressive Newsletter What to do in case of a car accident
The human burden of traffic accidents nowadays is enormous and unacceptable. In Cyprus we have the sad privilege to be the country of the European Union with the highest number of deaths because of car accidents.
Limiting this tragedy and this unjustified loss of human lives, should be our outmost priority.
Takis A. Haggiandreou
Director
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In case that you are in a moving vehicle when an accident occurs, immediately and safely pull over to the side of the road. Turn off your car and turn on your hazard lights. |
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