Shows some attempts to find solutions to the problem of death on the roads. The slaughter in cars, buses, trucks and other vehicles which move on the roads follow an hourly predictable pattern. Discusses American and British research in discovering what happens when a car crashes and how best to keep the people inside it alive - or to prevent the crash ever occurring.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013947
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobile driving
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobiles - Safety measures
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Road safety
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Speed
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Traffic accidents
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Traffic accidents - Prevention
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Automobile driver education
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Research
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Road safety
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Traffic accidents - Prevention
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)