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Okay, as someone who wants to live in Europe at some point in the future, I feel like I should get this straight.
If I drive by a car accident and there is clearly help on the scene, such as an ambulance, do I need to take any action?
If I drive by a car accident and there are a bunch of people already stopped, do I need to just ask one of them if help has been called?
If I drive by a car accident and no one is there, do I just need to call for help?
I know some first aid so I might stop regardless if there isn't an ambulance there.
I am not a lawyer of any kind. The wiki does say:
To apply this to your question, my interpretation is that if you come across a car accident and nobody is there, and you have some first aid training, you should first call emergency services, and then render as much aid as you reasonably can without endangering yourself. If the car is teetering on a cliff about to fall over, I sure as heck wouldn't jump in. If the driver was ejected from the car and they are bleeding to death right in front of you then you should probably do your best to stop the bleeding if you can I guess. If the driver looks like they sustained heavy injuries and the car isn't about to explode or fall of a cliff, then I would just hang out until an ambulance gets there because I wouldn't want to break their neck moving them. Idk though, not a lawyer or a doctor so who knows.
Basically if you see a car accident, and there is either an ambulance there or there are already people stopped, you are supposed to drive along and not impede anyone or join a leering crowd. If they need your help, they will wave you down.
If you see for example an upturned or crashed car that no one is around, you are supposed to:
At least that's what the driving license exam has you train for.