Signal 30 (1959)

★★★★★ · A must see for all young drivers · reactorbear · 2006-11-09

This was shown when I was in 8th grade(many moons ago) and it has left a permanent impact. It probably would not be allowed to be shown in schools today due to its graphical nature. I am sure some of the parents who complain would be ones that let their children see slasher movies and watch CSI. Too bad. The film was not meant to shock as much as show there is a consequence (and possibly a gruesome and deadly consequence) for one's action. Often not a popular concept in today's society. If it were shown in today's classroom, students would sneer and laugh trying to show they are more cool and…

★★★★★ · You older drivers werent' the only ones- · blondeweezie · 2009-04-19

They showed this film to us in the fall of 1989 as part of our driver's ed program. I thought my generation was very insensitive with violence, most of us growing up with MTV and video games, but the thing I remember the most is the LONG silence after the instructor shut off the film, followed by a mass exodus to the bathroom. ( It probably wasn't a good idea to show this right after lunch.) I can say that we had a safer group of drivers than my friend's class across town. Turns out that this film has been frightening my family for generations. My father saw it in 1960 as part of his driver's…

★★★★★ · My dad... · Dragonfighter · 2009-08-24

I remember my dad talking about these films when I was getting ready for driver's ed in 1975. I did not expect to see him, albeit younger, actually in the film. I only had vague childhood memories of "The Flying Wheels" days. That's him in the opening, talking on the car radio and in a couple of other scenes (briefly). It brought the point home to me and scared my wife out of driving until she was 20. I HAVE to give it 5 stars.

★★★★ · Blood Guts and Gore · Umass_Kid · 2004-01-29

Very hard to stomach this Flick, though very entreating never the less. Great images for 1950ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs Autos. Creep narration adds to the Already Over the top Music. Best seen was the ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂtrainingÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ that all State parole Personal get. Additional scenes to Check out are the numerous charred bodies.

★★★★ · Driver's Ed Films · Inkstained Psyche · 2004-06-03

I graduated from high school back in the 1970's and I clearly remember seeing this film when I took driver's ed at school. I have three kids who are currently enrolled in driver's ed and I was telling them about seeing these shock (or is that schlock?) films with gory traffic accidents in them. I wondered if they still showed them. Yep, they do. It's a private driving school, not a high school class, but they showed them Signal 30 the other day. Alas, the instructor didn't give them barf bags before it started. That's what my wacko teacher did (he was a little on the strange side). But this…

★★★★ · Think of the cows people!! · Bill T. · 2005-06-04

Well, finally got around to this one, and yes, this is as bad as they say as far as the gore footage is concerned. I just love the narrator too who you can almost detect a secret glee in being the narrator throughout this mad tale. Although it's almost nothing but grim car crash footage, I juse LOVE the beginning with the police officer taking the phone call and his delirious bad acting "2 people are dead you say?" lol. Not a bad film for what it is.