AND US ONE. POLICE TELL NEWS 4 JAX THE BIGGEST FACTORS IN THE NUMBER
OF CARS PASSING THROUGH SPEED
AND DISTRACTIONS THE HOPE IS
PEOPLE SLOW DOWN AND PAY
ATTENTION. JENNIFER WAUGH JOINS
US NOW
TO EXPLAIN WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
IF YOU GET IN A CRASH AS YOU
TRAVEL THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND
WHAT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE IN
YOUR CAR.
>> JUST IN CASE.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: AND BRUCE I
MEAN THE REALITY IS IS IS OUR
VIEWERS MAYBE GET THEIR CAR TO
HEAD TO WORK OR MAYBE
THEY’RE PACKING UP THE CAR AND
GETTING READY TO HIT THE
INTERSTATE FOR THE 4TH OF JULY
TO VISIT FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
THE
QUESTION IS DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO
DO IF YOU WERE IN AN ACCIDENT
OR IF OF YOUR CAR BROKE DOWN
BECAUSE THE ANSWER COULD BE THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE OR
DEATH.
>> AND GO UP
THE EMBANKMENT.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: FHP SERGEANT
DILLON BRIAN SAYS IF YOU ARE
EVER STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF
THE ROAD BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE
90 DEGREE RULE, YOU KNOW 90
DEGREES BASICALLY GO THE.
>> OPPOSITE DIRECTION THE PATH
OF
TRAVEL SO.
>> THE NORTH AND SOUTH YOU GO
THE OPPOSITE EAST TO WEST WHICH
MEANS IF YOUR CARS PARKED IN A
SHOULDER OR EMERGENCY LANE
DON’T STAND IN FRONT
OF IT OR BEHIND IT IN CASE IT
HIT BY A CAR, WHILE YOU WAIT
FOR HELP STAND OFF TO THE SIDE
INSTEAD AS FAR AS YOU CAN
SAFELY STAND DEPENDING WHERE
YOU BREAK DOWN HE ALSO
SAYS THE SAFEST PLACE TO WAIT
MAY ACTUALLY BE INSIDE YOUR CAR
WHILE YOU’RE IN THE VEHICLE,
YOU HAVE ALL OF THOSE SAFETY
FEATURES THAT MANUFACTURERS.
>> IT’S BEEN BILLIONS AND
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON
TO IMPLEMENT WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT
THAT IS YOUR YOUR YOUR BUBBLE
IF YOU WILL THE SAFE AND THE
SAFETY ASPECT. ONCE YOU
EXIT THAT.
>> THEN YOU’RE PUTTING YOURSELF
IN HARM’S WAY SOMETHING ELSE TO
REMEMBER IF YOU GET INTO AN
ACCIDENT A LOT OF DRIVERS DON’T
KNOW THE VEHICLES ARE OPERABLE
YOU’RE REQUIRED TO MOVE THE VEHICLES OUT OF LANES OF TRAVEL STATE LAW SAYS IF YOUR CAR IS
DRIVABLE YOU MUST REMOVE IT
FROM
THE ROAD. BRIAN SAYS AN OFFICER
DOES NOT HAVE TO SEE THE CARS
AS THEY WERE WHEN THE WRECK
OCCURRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE
IF SOMEONE SHOULD BE TICKETED
HE SAYS THEY CAN FIGURE THAT
OUT BY THE DAMAGE AND THROUGH
WITNESS IN DRIVER INTERVIEWS
STANDING OUTSIDE YOUR CAR
WAITING FOR POLICE AS CARS TRY
TO NAVIGATE AROUND YOU IS JUST
TOO DANGEROUS
SOMETHING ELSE SERGEANT BRIAN
SUGGESTS ALL DRIVERS PLAY
SOMETHING HE CALLS THE WHAT
IF GAME ITS DEFENSIVE DRIVING
ONE OH ONE.
>> DRIVING ALONG TO START
THINKING TO YOURSELF WITH A
FREE MOMENT THAT YOU HAVE WHAT
IF THIS HAPPENED
WHAT IF YOU KNOW THIS ITEM FELL
OFF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK WHAT
WOULD I DO WHAT IF MY VEHICLE
STOPPED RUNNING AT THIS POINT
WHAT WHAT I DO RYAN SAYS THAT
MOST DRIVERS WHO KNEW THERE WAS
SOMETHING WRONG WITH THEIR CAR
KEPT DRIVING. >>JENNIFER WAUGH: BECAUSE THEY TRIED TO MAKE IT TO AN EXIT BUT
HE SAID REALLY THE BEST THING
TO DO IS IMMEDIATELY START TO
PULL OVER THAT WAY IF SOMETHING
DOES HAPPEN TO YOUR CARD IT
STOPS WORKING. YOU’RE AT THE
SAFETY OF THE SHOULDER AND IS
SOMETHING FALLS OFF A CAR IN
FRONT OF YOU CHANCES ARE IT’S
BEST TO
HIT IT.
>> AND NOT SWERVE YOU KNOW WE
CARRY INSURANCE THROUGH THE USE
OF FORCE FOR JUST THIS PURPOSE.
YOU KNOW WE CAN FIX THE
VEHICLES. IT’S IT’S A LOT
HARDER AND A MORE TRAUMATIC THE
FIXER CELLS. >> ONE MORE THING DYLAN ALSO SAYS DO NOT USE
CRUISE CONTROL IF IT’S RAINING
YOUR CAR HAS NO WAY OF TELLING
THE ROADS ARE WET AND COULD
SLIDE OUT OF CONTROL.
SERGEANT SERGEANT DILLON BRIDE ALSO MAKES ANOTHER SUGGESTION THAT IS IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE
TRAVELING LONG DISTANCES THIS
SUMMER YOU WANNA A SURVIVAL KIT
IN THE TRUNK. SO HERE’S WHAT
SHOULD BE
IN IT. JUMPER CABLES ALSO
REFLECTIVE VEST PARTICULARLY IF
YOU IF YOU BREAK DOWN AT NIGHT
AND IT’S DARK IF YOU WANT TO
HAVE PLENTY OF WATER, WE KNOW
NOW HOT IT CAN GET DURING THE
SUMMER MONTHS, SO YOU CAN STAY
HYDRATED WHILE YOU’RE WAITING
FOR HELP TO ARRIVE AND THEN
ALSO A
PHONE CHARGER YOU WANT TO KEEP
YOUR PHONE CHARGED WHEN YOU’RE
ON THE ROAD JUST TO
MAKE SURE THAT IF SOMETHING
HAPPENS YOU CAN CALL FOR HELP
AND I THOUGHT THIS ACTUALLY 2
OF THEM FOR $40 ON AMAZON UP
ACTUALLY MY SON IS A NEW
DRIVERS ON PUT IN THE BACK OF
HIS CAR.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: THIS IS IF
ANYONE WERE TO BREAK DOWN AT
NIGHT. IT’S A LIGHT THAT TURNS
ON AND IT’S MAGNETIC. SO WE’LL
STICK TO
YOUR CAR THAT WAY IF YOUR CAR’S
BROKEN DOWN IT’S AND IT’S
PARTIALLY IN
THE ROAD. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR
CAR CAN BE SEEN AND IF YOU’RE
SITTING IN IT THAT KEEPS YOU
SAFE
AS WELL AND BRUCE I JUST HAVE
TO SAY YOU KNOW YOU AND I HAVE
FOLLOWED THESE STORIES NOW FOR
SEVERAL MONTHS. HE HAS HAD 3 RECENT TRAGEDIES ON THE ROADWAY. WE HAD A WOMAN EARLIER
THIS YEAR WHO BROKE DOWN IN THE
MIDDLE OF
THE NIGHT OVER BY A SAINT JOHNS
TOWN CENTER SHE WAS GETTING
ONTO THE RAMP THERE TO 2.95 SHE
BROKE DOWN WAS WAITING FOR HELP
AND A CAR HIT HER AND SHE
WAS KILLED AND THEN BACK AT THE
END OF MAY WE HAD THAT 19
YEAR-OLD DRIVER WHO ALSO BROKE
DOWN HAD JUST AHEAD CALL THE
TOW TRUCK, THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER
CAIN WAS OFF OF 2.95
NEAR BLANDING AND THEY WERE
BOTH HIT AND KILLED BY ANOTHER
CAR ON THE
SERVICE ROAD THEY’RE AT LANDING
IN 2.95 IN THESE TRAGEDIES
HAPPENED SO ARMING OURSELVES
WITH INFORMATION SO WE CAN KEEP
OURSELVES SAFE. >> IS REALLY THE PURPOSE OF THIS STORY WE HOPE THAT IT
RESONATES WITH OUR VIEWERS AND
WE HAVE THE MOVE OVER LAW TO