coolrado 0 Posted March 7, 2012 was giving the corrado interior a bit of a clean the other day and decided to have a quick look in the first aid kit as it's never been opened and i noticed it has a stick of chalk in it? what the hell is it for? as i have done a few first aid courses and never noticed a stick of chalk being mentioned is it for drawing the outline of dead bodies following an accident? a possible remedy for heartburn? is it for drying out vulcanising glue while fixing a puntured innertube on your bicycle? im confused Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aide 0 Posted March 7, 2012 (edited) its so you can write 'HELP' on the pavement. credit - yahoo answers. Edited March 7, 2012 by aide Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coolrado 0 Posted March 7, 2012 really? seems like the warning triangle and hazard lights would be more effective, it looks like engineers chalk so would be pretty crap for writing on the road and only really noticable from above. just seems like an odd thing to be in the first aid kit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 0 Posted March 8, 2012 It's not chalk you muppet. It's one of those football candy sticks! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Barratt-Candy-Stick-Football-Sweets/dp/B0074FO9LU Get it eaten. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Critical_Mass 10 Posted March 8, 2012 Its so you can draw a chalk line around yourself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RW1 0 Posted March 8, 2012 You drive a German built car? Its home market is the German people? So it drives like a German to the rules of their road... yes?? nobody is injured, and the vehicles can be moved safely, you should mark the location of each vehicle, then move them out of traffic. You can mark the locations either by drawing a diagram of the site and vehicles, taking photographs, or using "traffic chalk" to mark the physical locations of the vehicles on the pavement before you move them. Most German automotive first aid kits have a stick of traffic chalk (it looks like a big yellow or white crayon.) Secure the accident site using a warning triangle placed 100 meters behind the scene (200 meters on the Autobahn.) http://www.gettingaroundgermany.info/regeln.shtml text is near the bottom in the accidents section. . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkFoster 0 Posted March 8, 2012 I prefer VR6's explanation, lol! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Portent 0 Posted March 8, 2012 Chalk to mark the position of cars in an accident? You know what, that's a really good idea before everyone had a cameraphone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RW1 0 Posted March 8, 2012 Chalk to mark the position of cars in an accident? You know what, that's a really good idea before everyone had a cameraphone. Yeah, but a small phone screen is a bit too small for a German traffic cop to look at the scene of the accident. Plus I wouldn't like to stand in the middle of a motorway wandering around trying to take photos. :lol: . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
