Massachusetts permit test: emergencies & crashes

Vehicle failures, what to do at a crash and reporting requirements. 6 questions.

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Emergencies & crashesMassachusetts rule

You must file a written crash report if anyone is killed or injured, or if damage to any one vehicle or other property is more than what amount?

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Sample emergencies & crashes questions

  1. You must file a written crash report if anyone is killed or injured, or if damage to any one vehicle or other property is more than what amount?

    • A $500
    • B $5,000
    • C $2,500
    • D $1,000
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    D. $1,000

    Under M.G.L. c.90 s.26, you must report in writing to the RMV, with a copy to the local police, within five days of any crash that kills or injures someone or causes more than $1,000 damage to any one vehicle or other property. Telling your insurance company is not enough.

    Source: Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (MassDOT) website

  2. After a reportable crash, how soon must you file a written crash report with the RMV?

    • A Within 24 hours of the crash
    • B Within five days
    • C Within ten days
    • D Within 30 days
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    B. Within five days

    File a written crash report with the RMV and the local police within five days. If you are required to report and do not, you can be fined and your license suspended or revoked.

    Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Class D Passenger Vehicles), page 139

  3. You have a minor crash in a travel lane and no one is hurt. What does the Massachusetts Driver Removal Law require?

    • A Wait for your insurance company before moving
    • B Leave the vehicles exactly where they are until police arrive
    • C Move the vehicles out of travel lanes to a safe place
    • D Leave the scene once you have photographed it
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    C. Move the vehicles out of travel lanes to a safe place

    If there are no injuries, the Driver Removal Law requires that vehicles be moved out of travel lanes to a safe location. Then exchange names, license numbers, registration and insurance information.

    Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Class D Passenger Vehicles), page 137

  4. Your rear tires start skidding to the left. Which way should you steer?

    • A Turn sharply right and then left
    • B Right, away from the skid
    • C Left, in the direction of the skid
    • D Hold the wheel straight and brake hard
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    C. Left, in the direction of the skid

    Ease off the gas, shift into neutral, don't brake, and steer in the direction of the skid: if the rear slides left, steer left. You may need to steer back and forth a few times to regain control.

    Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Class D Passenger Vehicles), page 131