Alcohol in road accidents. The effect of alcohol and self-control; medical opinion estimates that the official figures on road accidents greatly underestimate the role of alcohol; the need for a scientific standard of intoxication; how the blood test helps police and protects passengers and others on the road; how the carelessness induced by alcohol frequently ends in tragedy. The story follows several people who combine drinking with driving.
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ACMI Identifier
321296
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Drinking and traffic accidents
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Drunk driving
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Road safety
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Traffic safety
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Drinking and traffic accidents
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Drunk driving
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Safety education
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alcohol
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alcohol - Physiological effect
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alcohol counseling
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alcohol in the body
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drinking and traffic accidents
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drunk driving
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Road safety
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Traffic safety
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)