If accidents, vehicle breakdowns, dropped loads, oil spills, etc. cause traffic obstructions or other hazards, those involved must take immediate safety measures. If traffic obstructions or other hazards occur, those involved, including passengers, must take immediate safety measures.

Drivers of fire department, ambulance and police vehicles on urgent journeys and drivers of public transport vehicles on scheduled journeys may continue their journeys if assistance to injured persons and the determination of the facts are guaranteed.

If an injured party wishes to involve the police, although there is no obligation to report, the other parties involved must cooperate in establishing the facts of the case until they are released by the police.

The situation at the accident site may be changed until the arrival of the police only for the protection of injured persons or for the safety of traffic. The original position should be marked on the marked on the road beforehand

People who are not involved in the accident can help by calling or fetching a doctor and the police, transporting the injured or securing the traffic.

Reporting to the police is not required for minor abrasions or bruises; however, the person causing the injury must give the injured person his or her name and address. The police also do not have to be called if only the driver of the vehicle, his relatives or family members have been slightly injured and no third parties are involved in the accident

In the case of accidents involving personal injury, the police must be notified immediately if someone has external injuries or if internal injuries are to be expected. injuries or if internal injuries are to be expected.

Onlookers are not allowed to stay at accident scenes and are not allowed to park vehicles in the vicinity.

The police must be notified immediately if a hazard cannot be eliminated immediately, in particular if leaking liquids could contaminate open water or groundwater. If railroad operations are impeded, e.g. if vehicles or loads fall onto railroad installations, the railroad administration must be informed immediately.

If a driver learns after the fact that he or she was or could have been involved in an accident, he or she must immediately return to the scene of the accident or report to the nearest police station.

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