Synopsis
The title of the film is derived from a police code, referring to a fatal traffic accident. The film is comprised of actual, often gruesome footage taken immediately after the automobile accidents had occurred. The hope was that young drivers who saw the film, would literally be scared into taking a more cautious approach to driving. The film was made by the Highway Safety Foundation of Mansfield, Ohio. The film opens with the Ohio State Patrol logo (:06). The scene shows a car accident as a man hangs out from the passenger door (:24). A note informs viewers that the scenes captured are not staged though they had been filmed under adverse conditions (:48). A state highway patrol officer answers a call (1:08) over an accident resulting in two deaths. The officer calls for backup (1:35). The film is presented by the State Highway Patrol (1:59). It is narrated by Wayne C. Byers (2:22) who informs viewers the meaning of the code ‘Signal 30’ (2:25). Ohio’s winter landscape is pictured in the background as the police car arrives on scene (2:49). The first accident involves a double ‘signal 30’ (2:53). A truck moving cattle down the expressway collided with a passenger car of seven (3:09). The passenger car is pictured smashed (3:24). The passenger car driver ignored a stop sign (3:45) causing the accident. The same area where the accident had occurred is filmed (3:58) as cars fly past the stop sign (4:01). State highway patrolmen (4:18) work with model cars to demonstrate an…
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Details
- Running time
- 27 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Infamous
- 1959
- Ohio State
- Patrol Driver
- Driver Safety
- Stock Footage
- Signal 30
- Periscope FIlm
