--- title: "Master Drive safety tips: What to do at the scene of an accident" description: The festive season is approaching and after a long year of hard work most of us will take a holiday away somewhere. image: https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/a_car-Aug-24-2021-08-46-59-79-PM.jpg --- [![AFS favicon](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/hubfs/AFS%20favicon.png)](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/) - [About us](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/about-us) - [Solutions](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/solutions) - [Blog](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/latest-news) - [Contact us](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/contact-us) - Countries - [Zambia](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/countries/zambia) [![twitter icon (1)](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/hubfs/twitter%20icon%20(1).svg)](https://twitter.com/avis_fleet) [![facebook icon (1)](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/hubfs/facebook%20icon%20(1).svg)](https://www.facebook.com/avisfleet1/) [![linkedin icon (1)](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/hubfs/linkedin%20icon%20(1).svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/avis-fleet/?originalSubdomain=za) LOGIN Close menu LOGIN TO Fleet Interactive Dealer Authorisation Pulse Tracking Pulse Logbook GO - [About us](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/about-us) - [Solutions](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/solutions) - [Blog](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/latest-news) - [Contact us](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/contact-us) - Countries - [Zambia](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/countries/zambia) [Fleet Accident Management](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/latest-news/topic/fleet-accident-management) # Master Drive safety tips: What to do at the scene of an accident [By Avis Fleet](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/latest-news/author/avis-fleet) August 24, 2020 - - - The festive season is approaching and after a long year of hard work most of us will take a holiday away somewhere. Safety tips are foremost on our minds as we think about hitting the highways with our families for an extended trip.   Even if you’re not going away, there are numerous accidents on the road at this time of year and safety is always a concern.     ![Close up of a grey stationary vehicle](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/a_car-Aug-24-2021-08-46-59-79-PM.jpg)   ## Safety tips for accident management In a [recent interview on Radio 702 Eugene Herbert](http://www.702.co.za/podcasts/96/car-feature), founder of [Master Drive](http://www.masterdrive.co.za/), advanced driver training, gave some safety tips for accident management and discussed what you should and should not do at the scene of an accident.   ### Assess the situation Although many people are afraid of being sued if they try to assist in an accident, Herbert believes, “If there is an imminent threat to life then you should help …To say that you will be held accountable is a cop-out. If you’re in a situation to lend assistance then you should.”   So, if someone might die because they are trapped in a car that’s on fire then you should help – if you’ve saved their life it’s not like they’ll sue you for breaking a rib.   ### Be pragmatic If you have an accident and your car is only slightly damaged, but is in an unsafe place such as on a blind rise or curve - move it.   Often, says Herbert, people don’t want to move their vehicles while they take time to recover or are waiting for police to arrive on the scene.   If you are positioned in a place where fast moving traffic can’t easily see you, you’re likely to cause a far worse accident. Assess the situation and be pragmatic.   ### Always wear a seatbelt Another one of Herbert’s safety tips is to always wear a seatbelt.   There are, of course, examples of accidents where people who were wearing seatbelts couldn’t free themselves and were burnt to death or drowned as a result, but believes Herbert, “If you look at the number of instances where lives were saved as a result of wearing a seatbelt it far outstrips that one instance, or two, where somebody died as a result of that.”   ### Do what you can Accident management is about doing what you can.   It might seem heroic to enact dramatic scenes from the movies, but in many cases you are better positioned to help just by sitting and reassuring someone who has been in an accident.   Herbert says that passers-by can be of great assistance by offering consideration to victims through something as small as offering them some water.   We hope that by following the relevant safety tips you’ll never be in an accident.   In the unfortunate incident that you, or one of your staff members, are, Avis Fleet Services customers can rest assured that the trauma ends as soon as you get home safely.   With Avis Fleet Services[accident management solution](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/solutions/fleet-accident-management/) we handle all the paperwork and actively manage your vehicle claim by sourcing the best repair value for the vehicle.   [Visit Avis Fleet Services](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/solutions/) for more information on how Avis can work for you.   [![Subscribe For Industry Insights](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/483927/e73ce63a-3638-4d33-911f-17b6c18a05f0.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/483927/e73ce63a-3638-4d33-911f-17b6c18a05f0) [Back](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/latest-news/) -   -   -   [Back](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/latest-news/) | [All posts](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/latest-news/) ##### You might also like ![A possible solution to a long-standing problem for drivers](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/hubfs/Avis%20Blog%20Stock%20Images/A%20possible%20solution%20to%20a%20long-standing%20problem%20for%20drivers.jpg) [A possible solution to a long-standing problem for drivers](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/latest-news/a-possible-solution-to-a-long-standing-problem-for-drivers) August 24, 2020 ![How to be a great Fleet Manager](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/fleet-Aug-24-2021-08-47-36-12-PM.jpg) [How to be a great Fleet Manager](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/latest-news/articles/how-to-be-a-great-fleet-manager) August 24, 2020 ![Turn to fleet management for your growth plan](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/action-asphalt-automobile-593172jpg.jpg) [Turn to fleet management for your growth plan](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/latest-news/articles/turn-to-fleet-management-for-your-growth-plan) August 24, 2020 [![twitter icon (1)](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/hubfs/twitter%20icon%20(1).svg)](https://twitter.com/avis_fleet) [![linkedin icon (1)](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/hubfs/linkedin%20icon%20(1).svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/avis-fleet/?originalSubdomain=za) - Assist Numbers - [Driver Emergency 0800 540 740](tel:0800540740) - [Road Side Assistance 0800 117 686](tel:0800117686) - [Want to buy a car? 011 973 7300](tel:0119737300) - [Intelligent Fuel Bureau 031 466 2583](tel:0314662583) - [Accident Management 0800 033 002](tel:0800033002) - [Find out more 011 552 9000](tel:0115529000) - [About us](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/about-us) - [Careers](https://www.linkedin.com/company/zeda-southern-africa/jobs/) - [Solutions](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/solutions) - [Blog](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/latest-news) - [Contact us](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/contact-us) - [Countries](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/countries/zambia) - [Service history](https://service-history.avisfleet.co.za/) Copyright 2026. [Avis Fleet Solutions](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/). 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