Wat to do in case of accident.?(must read)

[ahmadbila]

hi all
i had this question from a long time in my mind.what shud one do if one is involved in an accident on road.i will give u sum senarios...nd them tell me what shud we do in that particular case.

i know many wud say that if sumone is hurt,take him to hospital etc.but that can cause many problem sometime.so keep them in mind and answer these.

1)if u hit some one's car wid urs(due to ur fault),and the damage is not just a scratch but a dent or a broken light or even more.but no person is hurt.what shud u do in this case?shud u run away in ur car?or shud u appologise to the other car owner,in this case,u might hav to pay the loss.

2)the same happens as above but its not ur fault,its totally other persons mistake

3)if same happens,but no one is at fault,like u wanted to save a small kid nd hit a car while doing it.

4)if ur at fault,and u hit a person who is injured due to the accident.shud u run away thinking that there r many ppl around who can take the victim to hospital?or still,u shud stop nd take the person to hospital.u know the risks involved in it.

5)same as above,but it wasnt ur fault.it was the other person who was wrong so he wat hit by u.shud b stop?or run away thinking it wasnt ur fault?

6)in all these cases,if u dnt hav ur licence wid u at that time,but u hav it at home or office,can this thing create more problem for u?

guys plz all of u,reply to this nd let us all know frm ur experience that what shud one do in these circumstances.im just about to get my licence,so i want to know what shud one do in these cases.i wud always love to help the person who was injured due to my mistake,but the problem is,even if u help,nd the victims' life is saved just due to u,even then there can b many problems created for u.frm police etc.

my thinking is that its ok to hit(offcourse not willingly) nd run at a place where there r many ppl around to help the victim.but u shud stop nd help if there isnt anybody around,like on a deserted road or in a midnite accident.

all of u,please tell u all u know from ur experience.

thanx@all

[suzukialtomehran]

@ahmed
Same Theory! He he he he he Nas Jao Ager Othy Help Lae Bandy Hain Ty.

[ahmadbila]

@zaeemm

yara mai b yehi soch rha tha k thats the best possible thing to do...warna agar ziada acha bannay ki koshish karo to ulta phass jaogay..!!!

[ambushed_sniper]

ya ure rite if its deserted place but even its not nd you are or youre not at fault, u shd guess what people of area are like,,, like in atd i know that if its mandian or supply then i`ll surely stop even if im at mistake but in places like jhugian in atd i wont even if im not at mistake coz ppl wont understand nd will harm you nd your car vidout bothering to know what actually happened...

in car to car collision you shud stop at all scenarios as running may make you the culprit even if youre not...
if youre at fault then apologize nd ask for sm concession by saying that you`re car also got the damage,,

if its not your fault then stop n estimate the damage of your car nd if you can bear(sorry if mis spelled) the damage then let the other man go but if its beyond your pocket then ask the other guy nd make your contribution as well..... but if you see the other guy is mannerless then dont move your car neither allow him nd call the police immediately,,, dont move.... even if makes hurdle for other traffic,, dont move the cars...

[bluntknife]

1) Either pay a reasonable compensation or offer to get it repaired from a 3S or well known body shop.
2) Your damages need to be covered by the person at fault. If the wrong doer acknowlegdes his mistake and offers to bear the expense of repairs at a workshop of your choice or reasonable compensation then be polite. If you are alone than call someone for help as you will need the some one you know on board with the wrong doer party. Even though this sounds harsh but admitting a mistake and showing willingness to compensate shouldn't lead you to believe that this person wont run away at the first possible opportunity. On the other hand if the person doesnt concede his fault then be firm and start calling 115. Having witnesses of the accident will make your job easier. Eye witnesses will usually give an accurate account.
3)If you hit some one taking evasive action then all you can do is explain your position. If the other person is open to reasoning then both parties are likely to reach a settlement. If unfortunately the other person is beyond reason and you still feel that you had no choice but to take evasive action then offer nominal compensation.

All of this can be avoided by having a comprehensive insurance (includes 3rd party insurance).

Human life is of the foremost importance and in case of serious injury in an accident that may have come about as a result of your error of judgement or not, the only thought crossing your mind should be of helping out the injured person.

Lastly if you dont have a license you have no business driving on public roads. You have zero leverage in case of an accident and should be reprimanded in every way possible
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[ahmadbila]

@sniper and @bluntknife

really nice comments u ppl gave to us.i hope they will b helpful to many.also let us know an experiences u had(if any).

wat i want to say is that if a u accedentally hit a bike wala or a pedestrian and its THEIR mistake,the crowd wud always take the side of biker or pedestrian.no 1 wud say k gari wala theek tha.like ppl wud say k he was driving fast,not mentioning the bike wala taking a wrong turn widout giving any signal.

also if sum female driver hits ur car nd shes at mistake,the ppl around r always gonna b wid the female.even if u hav to bear huge loss.

i once had a small accident when my city was just 1 week old,the autie in a civic 96 was wrong nd due to her mistake i got my brand new car scratched nd she had a dent on her rusty old civic.still shw wanted to call the police nd get me cought.i knew i wasnt at mistake,but i just put the pedal to the metal nd rac frm there cuz i knew police is alwasy gonna take her side.

[somi1981]

Nice @bluntknife

[s3ns0r]

i went through one of these scenarios just last saturday. i was waiting at a U-Turn signal near my house while the light was red. when the signal turned green, i made my u-turn and started heading towards my house when out of nowhere this old guy jumped in front of my car. as soon as he did, i slammed my brakes and stopped the car and thankfully avoided hitting the guy. But then i heard the dreaded thwap of my car being hit in the rear. the guy behind me was not able to stop his car on time (due to whatever reason) and his car hit mine. while this happened, the old guy responsible for all this was already sneaking away from the scene. i got out, inspected my car. i was missing a tail-light, had quite some bumper damage as well as damage to the body of the car. i was lucky. the behind that hit me was missing a headlight, had bumper, body damage as well as a broken and leaking radiator (it was a nissan sunny). i explained to the driver of the car what had just happened and he was really polite and said that it was alright since i'd tried to save a person.

a 15 patrol was crossing from the area so they arrived on the scene and asked whose fault it was. i told them the story and they said fine but where's the old man who was trying to cross the road? i looked and found out that he had already crossed over back to where he CAME from and was running at top speed away from the scene. i pointed him out to the police officers and they were like 'whats he doing over there running?' then got in their vehicle and brought him back in a few minutes. when they asked him what had happened, he had the audacity to say that I was speeding and he was just crossing the road which is why the accident happened. the traffic warden posted at the signal came over and affirmed my story and the police then asked me what i wanted to do to the old man. he was a poor guy so i simply asked them to set him free despite the fact that he was blaming me for the accident when i had saved his life. the driver of the car behind me agreed with this and the police let the old man go. the moral of the story is: in case of any accident, always stop and explain yourself and in a case like mine, keep the culprit at hand to explain everything to the authorities concerned otherwise the situation might turn against you. i'm attaching a few pics of my car before and after the incident. it's currently undergoing repairs and will be returned to us by this Saturday InshAllah.
before:

after:

[Eidee]

There comes an insurance package for old cars even (over five years old cars) which actually does not cover your loss but in case you hit some one's car then you can stop by there with confidence & your policy covers the 3rd party's loss. The annual premium, my friend was paying, was 1800/- Yes One thousand eight hundred per year.....!

Its very good option, just in case you are in mehran / cultus and if you hit an accord / civic or Merc then imagine this option can save you from huge losses.

[pooochieee]

@eidee

Good option, but still u gonna have to bear the payment of depreciation on parts !!!

[ahmadbila]

@sensor
oohh...thats really sad to see ur car in such a conditon.it hurts alot.nd the damage is not minimal too.

thanx for sharing the story brother.but u shud hav asked the police to punish the man(even if he was old,he was applicable to all the rules and laws,y did he lied).if i were u,i wud hav made the police give him a few slapes before setting fre.so the next time he crosses the road,he remembers all those slaps.nd wud b careful next time.

u cud hav claimed ur damage to the person driving behind u,bcuz its a rule that the rear driver has to maintain a safe distance.but that wud b mean if u claimed ur loss to him,as it wasnt his fault practically....nd m happy to know he was cooperative too...thats like good citizens(Y).

[Waqar_14]

@sensor
Nice thing you did

Well, this is about 3 or four months ago.
I was driving and my driver was with me. Near my tuition, there was some blocking and i had to stop the car. Another car was trying to do god-knows-what and scraped my car's bumper. Minor damage. I pulled over as soon as i got the chance and got out of the car. The passenger of the other car nodded and then the driver took off when the blocking cleared out. Got in my car, started it and chased him for a good 15 minutes. He stopped in a residential area after some really rash driving. I parked behind him just so he wouldn't take off. The two guys who scraped my bumper, and their bumper in the process, actually had the guts to deny the whole thing ever happened. Infuriated, my driver took out the car's crook lock and threatened to beat him up if he didn't pay up for the damages. On this, he tried to escape but i snatched his car keys. He finally paid for the damage and i left, late for tuition.
The sad part is, for the guy ofcourse, that i wasn't even gonna ask for the money for something as minor as a bent lock and a few scratches. Too bad he had to piss me off. Oh and the 500, got a pack of smokes, a coke and 400rs worth of fuel. =D

Moral-
Never hit and run, cause the other guy will chase you down and then, things can get nasty.

[s3ns0r]

@ahmadbila: my car is insured. i wasn't gonna get anything out of punishing the man. he had really thick glasses and must've had really bad vision so we let him go with a warning to cross the road more carefully next time. most people don't even care to stop if someone comes in front of their car and end up hitting the person on the road.

@waqar: stuff like that mostly happens here when the passenger is a lady and she tells her driver to floor it after the accident. good moral though

there's also something else i've seen here in pakistan. underage drivers. and i mean really really underage ones. 14-15 year olds driving like they're on a racetrack. even worst they have their families riding with them and if they hit you and you stop them, the families defend the child by saying that its not his fault and try to put the blame on the other party instead forgetting the fact that the kid's not even suppossed to be behind the driver's seat without a license. what's a person suppossed to do when this happens?

[ahmadbila]

@waqar
woo...that was harsh...!!!
the idiot guy shud hav stopped nd just appologized to u ...but wat he did was really bad.nd wat u did was right but sumtimes it can b dangerous.if the other person also hav sum weapon or sumthing,so its even better to let these type of ppl run away wid their ass.

@snsor
yeah its ok if he was aged nd had a bad vision.but mostly i see young ppl doing this.specially cycle walas.
well in the case u hav stated,one shud snatch the keys of the other car until they pay(if u want payment) or just call the police nd tell them that the kid is driving the car nd u want justice(Y)

[ahmadbila]

today i was almost involved in an accident.

me and one of my friend were in my car.i was driving at about 75km/h.there wasnt much traffic.just abt 100ft ahead of my car,were 2 guys on cycle.they were cycling on the extream left of the road so i didnt had to slow my car.all of the sudden,they turned in towards the right to turn to a small road on the other side.well i hit the brakes hard and turned the wheel,GOD knows how i just didnt hit him but my car swinged to 180degrees slipping frm the road nd stopping below the road facing the opposite direction of the traffic flow.nd yeah i forgot to tell it was raining.

then me nd my frnd got out of the car to see if the car was fine,thankfully it was.after that we took a u-turn nd stopped the cycle wala basturds.they were about 16-17yrs old both.we stopped him nd i asked him if they were blind nd cant see wats coming behind them.now the fun begains,the 1 cycle wala guy said ""tm jo peechay sy aa rhay ho tm andhay ho tmhain nai nazar ata k koe mur rha hy? galti apni hy or bat mere sy krta hy -(abuse)-"

well then i lost my temper nd my friend also,he grabbed the guy frm his collar nd gifted him 2 nice slapps nd then i kicked his leg hard.he started crying nd the other guy then started appologizing nd a rikshaw wala also stopped there nd asked us to set him free.so we did.

now sum1 ask that idiot how a 1 tonne car driven at 75km/h in rainy conditions car stop in just a 100ft? no sence is most ppl...im really sick of it...i nearly lost my car nd that guy was bold enough to abuse me...damn...(N)

[yankee_137]

1) it hapeend to me once.
and i tried to appologize but that guy was in no mood of letting me go.
i ended up paying 5k to him

[ahmadbila]

@yankee
thats like a good citizen(D)

[vickybhai]

well once it happened wid us
My father was driving da car nd our whole family was in it.we were at SHAHRA-E-FAISAL nd car was at abt 70km/h in most right lane.Signal was open n my father was going wen suddenly a RIKSHAW waala tried to make a U-Turn from other side of road.His RIKSHAW was occupied wid five adults n two kids.we were abt to hit him wen suddenly my father turned sterring towards left n saved tha RIKSHAW wala.my father had anger at his top n he got out of car n was abt to slap tha RIKSHAW wala but wen he saw that the RIKSHAW wala was a small boy of 18-20yrs.My father jst said him a few things n we left da scene

p.s:The signal at which scene took place had two Traffic Sargeant on the spot n two opposite that.None of the Police wala came to the scenen tried to resolve the matter.

[sulemanmirza]

@ahmadbila

lolz at that boy'z comment..hahaha.sahi mara uss se...

[ahmadbila]

guys i was involved in an accident on 19th jan.here r the details.

i,wid two of my friends decided to visit lahore for sum work.the plan was to take my car,the beloved city.but the plan was soon changed(thanx GOD) bcuz my father wanted the car that day.so we just took a 2OD saloon on rent wid a driver(thanx GOD again).at 7.30am on the 19th jan,we left for lahore.we had to go to DHA,i also had to meet a fellow pakwheeler there(afnan A.K.A therocky4).well we reached lahore at almost 10am.we were on the canal road(neher wali road).the driver was doing about 60km/h.just about 30ft ahead was a cultus.dnt know y,but the cultus guy braked really really hard n literally stopped on the right side of the road.our driver,wid very much difficulty,managed to stop the car just 4inches behind the cultus,which happened to b a march 08 model.while the driver braked hard to stop,all of us came into BRACE position,i mean we were allerted n we held sumthing in hard to decrease the force if we hit the cultus,which we didnt.we were lucky,but just for a second,we heard heavy screetching frm behind n there came an xli wid all wheels jammed n hit us really hard from the back.woooooooo....we were shocked.thanx GOD we were in tight position so no one was hurt in the car.

came out of the car n saw that our cars' bumper was broken,the trunk lid was folded inside atleast 3-4inchs n the frame of the car had also moved about 5 inches inside.the xli behind us was in even bad condition.its both headlights broke,bumper shattered n radiator was also leaked.but another thing was that due to the impact,our car had moved ahead n hit the cultus,the bumper of which had a big dent on its corner n was also torn frm one place.

the guy who hit us frm behind was also from sargodha,like us.nd we knew him.well the wardens arrived.n we started to negotiate wid each other.as it was totally the fault of the xli guy behind us.he had to pay for all.he agreed that he wud get our 2d fixed when we get back to sargodha.but the problem was wid the lahori uncle who had a damage of about 1500rs only.while both the corollas had about 20,000rs damage each.still,the uncle wanted that the xli guy gets him a new painted bumper.ooh man how materialistic he was,not caring how much damage other ppls car got n just weeping over his small damage.in the end,he took 4000rs from the xli guy.n im damn sure that his car must hav been insured too.

so guys this was the story.i was sorry for that xli guy for having to pay soo much,but he had to,as it was his mistake.nd thanx to him,he DID.saw the 2d saloon today on the road,it was repaired(Y)