How to Survive in a Car Accident

4 Feb

According to the UN the Hundred Years War between people and cars carries a year about one hundred and seventy thousand lives. In the driving school every driver is told that in order to avoid an accident, he must be well experienced, rather cautious and attentive to be able to predict the development of events, to avoid accidents and to act decisively in a dangerous moment. This driver has to find the optimal speed that allows to keep control of the car.

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In fact, we have just described the perfect portrait of the excellent student of school of survival. This is natural: extreme situations require different knowledge and skills, but almost always the same human qualities.

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Statistics says that the main causes of the accidents are:

1) various violations of traffic rules; Find out some interesting facts about unusual traffic regulations

2) speeding;

3) driving while intoxicated;

4) bad roads (mainly – slippery);

5) failure of the vehicle (in the first place – the brake, the second – the steering, the third – the wheels and tires). Do you know when it is better to replace your tires?

This list cannot be called as a great news for drivers. But the sad secret of accidents is that our security begins only with the active use of information.

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For example did you know that the head restraints and seat belts reduce the likelihood of death in the head-on collision of two to three times. Did you also know that without seat belts in the face of the fixed barrier, even at speeds of 20 km / h, the driver is likely to get injured; the same situation will be at 50 km / h, and it is equivalent to a jump face down from the fourth floor. Want to save your life, use a seat belt.

What to do if an accident is imminent?

Here are some tips to experienced drivers:

– Do not leave the vehicle until it stops (researches show that the chances of survival in the car is 10 times more than during the bailout)

– Operate the vehicle as long as possible, maintaining composure;

– Do everything you can to get away from the counter-strike: in a ditch, fence, shrub, even tree is better than the car coming at you;

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  • When the strike is inevitable, the most important thing is to prevent your movement forward and to protect your head. You need to rest your feet on the floor, tilt your head forward between the hands and straining every muscle, stretch your hands in the steering wheel.
  • The passenger also has to close his head with his hands and fall on the side. If the child is next to you – firmly press him, cover him and also fall on the side The most dangerous place for the passenger is the front seat, so according to the traffic regulations children under 12 years old are prohibited to be there without special protection device. Read here how to save your child during a trip.
  • After the strike is occurred, the first step is to determine where it happened (in which place of the car) Also you have to determine and in what position you are, if the car doesn’t burn, if does not leak any fuel (especially in rollover). Depending on the situation, move to the exit through a door or window.
  • If the door is not opened immediately, trying to click it is probably pointless: it is seized, and it is necessary to open or break the window.

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  • If the car fell into the water (although such accidents occur more often in movies than in real life), it may stay for some time afloat. Sometimes just a few seconds is enough to jump out of the car. However, you shouldn’t open the door – the water immediately rushes into the vehicle and it starts to sink rapidly. So you have to get through the open window.
  • If the vehicle sinks to the bottom with the closed windows closed and doors – the air inside the vehicle is kept a few minutes. That’s a lot. You can turn on the lights (to make it easier to look for the car), to assess the situation, actively ventilate the lungs (deep breaths allow to fill the blood with oxygen in store), get rid of excess clothing and don’t forget to take out of the car the documents.

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  • And most importantly – always imagine the way up. You have to get out through the door or the window (if you can try to do it through the open window – it is the best option) You can squeeze out, holding hands on the roof of the car, catch up, then sharply to float up.

These are the basic tips. We wish you not to fall into such situations. And in any case, remember that the most important is to keep calm and fight for your life to end.

Nervous? Don’t drive or check relaxing tips from professional drivers.