Comments on: 14 Things to Do Before and After a Car Accident

By: Mar Schaeffer

Mar Schaeffer — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:05:57 +0000

Loved your article what to do before or after a car accident.
I have one more idea that EVERYONE should have programmed in
their cell phone it’s ICE (Immediate Contact Emergency) add the phone and name of a person to contact in an emergency. Remember you were assuming the person is alert (?) and unhurt. If the person unable to speak or to rattle to think clearly, the police and emergency service people
are trained to check a person cell phone and look under ICE in your contact list. If you have this info available it be the first person they can contact in your time of need. Remember to place both a name and phone number under the listing of ICE vs that person’s name. I recommend you do it now while you still remember. Pass this info on to all your family and friends as well.

By: faith tamakoe

faith tamakoe — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:18:44 +0000

it good to drive with much care,and always have your first aids with you in the car.

By: Margy

Margy — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:46:24 +0000

Just have one thing to add – even though this post is quite old now – but everyone should have a SEAT BELT CUTTER in their car. One close at hand. When I rolled my car, I was trapped upside down for almost 5 minutes, unable to free myself. Luckily the ditch I was in was filled with snow….not water. Not all accidents end up with you staying up-right.
The next day I went out and bought a cutter that hangs from my key chain – and got one for everyone else in my family as well.
So a seat belt cutter and something to break glass with is an extremely important safety tool for the car.
Safe driving everyone!

By: Sheila

Sheila — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:27:57 +0000

Several good ideas on here. But another life saver especially with it being winter. Is you tear the liner off of the ceiling of your vehicle. Use any newspapers or magazines to cover your legs. Put the liner over you like a blanket. If their is more than one person in the vehicle sit close as possible for body heat. Keep a pre-paid cell phone in your emergency kit. You can get one at most stores for $30.00 that included 300 minutes. Put $10.00 of minutes on the phone every two months. This will not only increase your amount of minutes on the phone but it will increase the amount of time that your minutes remain on the phone. Several states have a free cellphone for emergencies program. You get a free cell phone that has 80 minutes on it for free and you can add more minutes for a small fee. More states are on the list to have this program soon. I suggest reading up on this subject online in order to be better prepared in a emergency. Purchase one of the signs that go in a vehicle window that says call police. You could have several hundred vehicles pass you by. Better to be prepared. Mom of 8 in Texas.

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sarahnb — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:42:16 +0000

Don’t forget to replace your car seats.

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By: carla

carla — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:18:04 +0000

I really need to get my emergency kit together for my car. Though we have an earthquake kit for the home, I havent even thought about the cars…