road safety
30 movies and shows
Mickey's Safety Club: Street Safe, Street Smart
Fri, 01 Sep 1989
Mickey and his friends take a close look at important street safety situations and tips.
The Ballad of the Battered Bicycle
Thu, 02 Jan 1947
Henry demonstrates his two-wheel tomfoolery, but there's no happy ending for this bike.
Green Cross Code: Splink Launch
Sat, 03 Jan 1976
A former Doctor Who returns to Earth to deliver a road safety message.
The Pace That Kills
Thu, 01 Jan 1959
Excessive speed is the number one killer on the roads: one-thrid of all road deaths are caused by it. By excessive speeding drivers risk their own lives and those of others.
From One Second to the Next
Wed, 07 Aug 2013
Stories of serious traffic accidents caused by texting and driving are told by the perpetrators and surviving victims.
Spoke
Sat, 09 Jul 2016
Three young commuter cyclists set out to bike from San Francisco to Orlando, interviewing crash victims, urban planners, activists and law enforcement to investigate what makes the U.S the most dangerous developed country for cyclists. Shot on location, the trio travel to each interview by bicycle, with cameras, tripods and microphones strapped to their front-racks. Carrying the stories of fellow cyclists killed on American roads, SPOKE is an adventure-tale that looks to empower users of the humble bicycle.
America's Dangerous Trucks
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
Investigating deadly truck accidents and the fight over measures that could save lives.
Careful
Fri, 26 May 2017
A journalist, investigating traffic violations in a city, comes across mysterious happenings and lands herself in a dangerous situation.
The Three Children
Tue, 01 Jan 1946
Public warning film on road safety for children - 3 small children meet Death.
It Might Be You
Thu, 25 Jul 1946
A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.
To Kill a Child
Thu, 27 Aug 1953
In a Swedish village, situated in a rural idyll, a father, mother and little daughter are preparing breakfast on a Sunday morning. The family is looking forward to the boat trip that is to follow. The little girl's thoughts are already completely on the water. But there is no sugar in the house, so the mother sends her little daughter to the neighbor across the street to quickly get some. Two villages further on, a young man is filling up his car with gas so that he can drive to the Baltic Sea with his girlfriend. In their convertible, the young people feel blithe and free on the country road and race towards the village where the little girl is just crossing the street with the sugar to return home.
Pedestrian Crossing
Thu, 13 May 1948
Richard Massingham gives a comic demonstration of how to cross the road.
Small Cars and Crashes!
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Produced by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, this safety film discusses the dangers small or compact cars face on the road compared to large, luxury vehicles despite their growing popularity with consumers.
Gates of Heaven
Wed, 01 Aug 2018
Gates of Heaven explores the unnerving intersection between society’s addictive relationship with their devices, delivered with a satirical comedic twist.
After Dark
Fri, 19 Oct 1979
Colin Welland presents this public information film about the hazards of nighttime driving.
David And Jennifer Learn Their Kerb Drill
Fri, 01 Jan 1960
A road safety lesson using puppets and animation kindergarten age children.
Suicide Trail
Fri, 01 Jan 1960
Shot with a big cowboy nod to the Western genre, this road safety film shows the danger of speeding on an unknown country road at night.
Decade of Death
Sun, 01 Aug 1971
This highway scare film produced by the Highway Safety Foundation in 1971, "Decade of Death", is a retrospective of the organization's 10 years of gory, shocking social guidance films which aimed to promote traffic safety and driver responsibility through the display of bloody and horrific footage of traffic crashes.The Highway Safety Foundation made driver scare films such as "Signal 30," "Mechanized Death," and "Highways of Agony" that intended to encourage drivers to drive responsibly and with consideration of the risks and consequences. It was the organization's belief that crash footage, while horrific, was the best way to convey the importance of driving safely.
Mickey Mouse: Safety Belt Expert
Thu, 01 Sep 1988
Educational film; a musical courtroom drama encouraging students to buckle up.