Very often accidents occur on our roads. Making an incident is what happens next. Each accident is recorded without fail. This topic is very important, because everyone should know about it.
Innovation
Since July 1, 2015, a new law has been in force, or rather, a simplified system for fixing small accidents. Registration from this moment can be made by the participants in the accident. But only if there are no victims in the physical plane. If both drivers and passengers inside the cars are safe, sound and unharmed, they can figure it out themselves. To do this, dial combination 102 by telephone and report that a collision has occurred. It’s also worth taking photos or filming everything on video.
In such situations, the DVR helps, which along the way captures everything. Then you will need to independently arrive at the traffic police (the nearest road post and department will do), and there you will have to draw up documents.
Second innovation
Also, from the summer of the previous year, the so-called registration of road accidents according to the Euro protocol became possible. It is drawn up directly by the accident participants, but only with mutual consent. The presence of traffic police is not necessary. Motorists draw up documents right at the scene of the accident, and then submit them to the insurance company, but no later than five days after the accident. It is permitted to draw up the so-called Europrotocol if the amount of damage to the injured party does not exceed 50 thousand rubles.
The culprit of the accident should know something. If repairing a car belonging to the victim costs him more than 50 thousand rubles, he has every right to demand further compensation. If, for example, repairing a car took not 50, but 75 thousand, then the compensation will be in this case 25 000 rubles.
But an exception was made for the Moscow and Leningrad regions. There the threshold of material damage is 400 thousand rubles. However, in this case, the participants in the accident must have a record from the registrar. The video must have a date, time, and the coordinates of the incident.
Media Requirements
The simplified design of an accident is, of course, convenient, but there are some nuances. In particular, the requirements for images and records from the scene. By the way, they promise to tighten them in the current year 2016. If you believe the plans, then the video from the automatic registrar will have to have objective information regarding the speed, acceleration and braking of the machine at the time when the accident occurred. Side impact fixation is also included in the list of requirements. And also from devices should be automatically sent notifications regarding accidents to the traffic police post.
Of course, quality requirements are also imposed. It should be high - everything in the pictures and recordings should look clear and legible. By the way, when taking photos, you need to pay attention to any little things. Take a picture from different angles (left, right, front, back, if possible, then from above). A close-up must be present necessarily. And, of course, it is necessary to photograph damage to cars. In general, in short, the essence of what happened should be fully reflected in the photographs.
What to do in case of an accident?
It is unlikely that people think about how they will act in the event of an accident. The design of this process is completely incomprehensible and unknown to many. Well, if a person had an accident, but no serious consequences happened, he must act according to strict rules. By the way, by "serious consequences" we mean injuries, injuries and injuries. In general, if a person is whole and able to think sensibly and act appropriately.
The first step is to stop the car, turn on the alarm and put an emergency stop sign (at a distance of at least 15 meters in the city and 30 beyond its line). Care must also be taken to ensure that all traces of the incident are preserved. If the second participant in the accident does not agree to "peacefully disperse," then you need to call the appropriate services and call the traffic police. Registration of an accident then they will produce.
How to draw up a protocol?
If both participants in the accident agreed to deal with the situation on the road on their own, then it will be necessary to proceed to such a procedure as the design of an accident. The traffic police in this case also indicates. The first step is to agree on everything orally. Next, you need to draw up a notice form for the insurance company. All data in it is recorded with a blue ballpoint pen. And so that all the information recorded on the first sheet, was visible on the next.
You need to issue only one form. The first participant in the accident enters their data in column "A", the second - in "B". Everything is written on one sheet. After the design of the front side of the document is completed, the form is disconnected for two. And each of the motorists individually fills the back side.
What to consider when filling out
Describing the new rules for the registration of accidents, it is necessary to talk about how to fill out the front side of the form of the notorious Euro Protocol. So, all the columns and sections, without any exceptions, motorists are required to fill out. Nothing to be missed. There should be information regarding the time, place and date of the incident. You also need to specify the subjects of the accident, witnesses and information about the insurance company. The details should describe the visible damage to the machine. From the first to the eighth paragraphs (as well as the 17th) one of the participants fills in, all the others - each independently, as there are questions about car owners.
In the 11th paragraph, you must specify the data of the motorist who was driving the car at the time of the accident. In the 14th, damage is described. It is necessary to clarify everything without exception - size, visibility, character (scratch, dent, breakage, peeling paintwork). It is important to ensure that the victim does not ascribe what was previously on the machine. It happens that some decide to take advantage of the situation. He had, for example, a hood crumpled, and he will write this in the 14th paragraph in order to fix the malfunction for free, due to the insurance payment. It’s not worth it to dissemble, since an examination will still be carried out. In the 15th paragraph indicate additional data regarding the circumstances of the accident. In the 16th, they put a “tick” in the cells that most accurately reflect the accident. They indicate the maneuvers that led to the clash. In paragraph 17, you need to draw a conditional diagram of the incident. You should also indicate the markings, traffic lights, signs, street names, etc. And in the 18th, everyone puts a signature.
What to write on the back?
The above provisions - this is not all the rules for the registration of accidents. It’s worth saying a few words about what should be indicated on the back of the form. Firstly, each driver fills it out independently. In the event that there is not enough space on paper to state all the circumstances of the incident, you can write them on a separate sheet, and then attach it to the form. There is even a place for a "tick", which must be put if there is an application. All empty spaces must be indicated by a long “Z” or dashes. If the form is spoiled in the process of filling, then it is destroyed, and a new one is filled. It is strictly forbidden to add something after filling out the paper, and if this needs to be done, the addition is certified by the signatures of both sides of the incident.
Once the form is completely filled out, it will need to be taken to the insurance company within five days. Machine repair without the approval of the insurance can not be started.
Complex accidents
What if a severe accident occurred? Registration in this case, of course, will be performed by the traffic police. First of all, the driver must stop his car, turn off the engine, turn on the emergency gang. Then you should check the victims - in what condition they are, try to provide them with first aid. Immediately after this, call an ambulance. If the driver knocked down a pedestrian, then in this case you can not leave him alone on the road. Also, something soft should be put under his head. After this, you must call the traffic police, give them the exact address. Until they arrive at the scene, they cannot go anywhere. It is also forbidden to touch anything or change things.
The procedure for completing an accident also requires ascertaining the presence or absence of witnesses to the incident. You should find out their names, surnames and interview them if they are ready to give written testimony. And when the experts arrive, you need to try to clearly and distinctly (and most importantly, honestly) answer their questions. It is also recommended to check the protocol drawn up by the inspector.
When should representatives of the law be called?
So, as it was already possible to understand, the new rules for the design of accidents provide an opportunity for participants in an accident to deal with everything on their own. But this does not always work out. If there are disagreements between them, then it is necessary to call specialists from the traffic police. No one should convince anyone. All the same, under such circumstances it will not work together to fill out a notice. And this requires instructions on the design of an accident.
By the way, if a motorist persuades the victim to do without the traffic police, there is no need to agree to this. Especially if he does not look sober and adequate. In this state, he can easily commit another accident, and the consequences will be more terrible.
What everyone should know
Sometimes very terrible and terrible accidents happen with consequences that it’s better not to imagine. No wonder a car is considered a high-risk vehicle. The driver was distracted for a second, exceeded speed - and that’s all, it could be a terrible accident with a fatal outcome. What should be done in situations where both drivers lose consciousness during a collision? The responsiveness of passers-by and their humanity are important here. Unfortunately, in our modern world, people increasingly prefer to stay away, taking care only of themselves and preferring not to get into the heat.
If a person witnesses an accident and sees that both drivers are injured, he must call the traffic police, give the address and answer the questions that they will ask (usually these are car numbers, etc.). It is advisable to stay to tell what you saw. It is strongly recommended that drivers and passengers be rescued from the vehicles and moved away from the scene of the collision. Often, vehicles ignite. In such situations, you can not remain indifferent. Each of us is a member of the road, and no one is safe from misfortune.
Recommendations to culprits
Above, the procedure for completing accidents was considered in detail. In the end, I would like to give a couple of tips to drivers who find themselves guilty of accidents. If it is decided to institute an administrative offense against a person, then one should not be afraid to collect facts and evidence for personal benefit. Nobody but the culprit will worry about this. But it is necessary to do this, otherwise it will not be possible to receive the insured amount. The insured culprit, by the way, should not pay anything to the victim. Only the coefficient will change when calculating another, subsequent policy. And if a person is accused of having left the place of an accident, one must resort to the help of lawyers, otherwise it is not known how this can turn out.