After an accident, what should be your first consideration for safety?

Your first consideration for safety after an accident should be to prevent another accident from occurring. Ensuring the scene is safe helps protect yourself, your passengers, and other road users from potential harm. This involves assessing the situation, such as checking for vehicles that may still be on the road or approaching the scene, and taking actions to make the area safer, such as moving vehicles out of traffic if possible.

Once the immediate risk of another collision is mitigated, you can then address checking for injuries, calling local law enforcement, and placing emergency triangles to alert other drivers. These actions are crucial, but they come after the priority of preventing further accidents. Focusing first on avoiding additional incidents is a vital aspect of maintaining safety in a potentially chaotic environment following an accident.