At the accident scene — South Dakota Permit Test

At the accident scene on the South Dakota permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

At an accident, stop at or near the site, and if the vehicle can move, get it off the road so it does not block traffic or cause another crash.

Wrecked cars left in the lane get hit again by drivers who come around the bend too fast.

If the vehicle can move, get it off the road so that it does not block traffic or cause another crash.

South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.59

At an accident scene, do not stand or walk in traffic lanes, because you could be struck by another vehicle.

People standing in the road beside a wreck are hit by passing cars whose drivers are looking at the crash.

Do not stand or walk in traffic lanes. You could be struck by another vehicle.

South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.59

At an accident scene, turn off the ignition of wrecked vehicles and do not smoke around them, because fuel could have spilled and fire is a real danger.

Spilled gas under a wreck can catch from a lit cigarette or a hot running engine and burn the people inside.

Turn off the ignition of wrecked vehicles. Do not smoke around wrecked vehicles. Fuel could have spilled, and fire is a real danger.

South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.59

If there are power lines down with wires in or on the road at an accident, do not go near them.

A fallen live wire can kill someone who touches it or steps near it, with no warning spark.

If there are power lines down with wires in or on the road, do not go near them.

South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.59

At an accident scene, use flares or other warning devices to alert traffic so other traffic will not be involved in the crash.

Drivers coming up on a dark wreck with no warning plow into it, and one crash becomes three.

Make sure that other traffic will not be involved in the crash. Use flares or other warning devices to alert traffic of the accident.

South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.59

On the test

After a crash, your car can still move. Where should it go?

Off the road so it does not block traffic. Wrecked cars left in the lane get hit again by drivers who come around the bend too fast. South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.59: “If the vehicle can move, get it off the road so that it does not block traffic or cause another crash.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against South Dakota Driver License Manual, published by the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.