These guys would have a freaken heart attack if they only know what's coming... smart phones, texting, e-mails, DVDs, road heads,

This film has actually influenced me more today than the other safety films with all the blood and guts.

She not only killed him, she also bought his chair for $35-.

David Wayne, excellent underrated actor

I remember seeing this film in drivers ed in 1975. It left an impression on me for a lifetime, especially in the fact that that old bat should’ve been arrested her license revoked forever and never be allowed to get behind the wheel for the rest of her miserable life.o

Wow! Born 1958 and I remember these type of films. With a film projector; Maybe this is what is needed once again in US schools today. ~M~

Not only that. Look who bought the chair. That was the one that caused the whole mess in the first place.

How crappy, to worry about various things the entire time you're alive, then have to worry when you're dead too. Screw that, just give me peace and quiet already!

Everybody’s old lady was nice looking back then.

Hard to imagine that one car's length per 10mph was ever reckoned to be a safe following distance, especially with skinny bias-ply tires and 4-wheel drum brakes. Apart from that, there's a ton of good advice here. The best idea (still not widely implemented) is continuing education along with periodic re-testing.

Well. That was weird. All I can say is wow. What sad ending. Even when you know it is comming it is still a kick to the gut.

1968 actually when Seatbelts became federally mandated for all passenger cars and trucks sold in the United States. Incidentally the same year the following changes were made as well: Side marker lights required on all four corners of the vehicle, and when the headlights were on, front and side marker lights as well as the front parking lights were illuminated. I also believe a "clear" backup or reverse light that illuminates on the rear of the vehicle when in reverse was required too.

If he was so concerned about safety, he should have ordered optional safety belts and padded dash....

I want that Corvette that's tailgating them in the city!

The women that caused the accident came back to buy the house cheap

Seatbelts were a Ford factory option as far back as 1956. The man who was so concerned about safety should have put them in their '60 Galaxie, they probably would have saved their lives. Interesting how a Galaxie 4 door hardtop can become a Fairlane sedan after the crash...

03:45 The young boy Tommy (Ricky Kelman) was born on the exact same day as me. July 6,1950.

Dad is played by actor David Wayne aka “Big Daddy” in an episode of Golden Girls.

This film (and it was a FILM) was shown to my driver ed class in high school over 50 years ago. It was a real tear-jerker.

If this was filmed nowadays, the father instead of suit and tie would be wearing a cheap t shirt with writing on it, cargo pants, tennis shoes or sandals without socks. He'd also be sporting a bald head, and beard.

It turns out the Bell System made this available to movie theaters, to show as an added attraction. I came across an ad from the Boston area in 1963, promoting this as a companion to IRMA LA DOUCE in several drive-ins.

Even though we already had a lot of safety equipment in cars from 1966 to the mid 80s, people still did not usually wear seat belts, until the mid 80s when most states enacted laws saying you had to wear them. This video was made in 1961. Your only option then was to be as careful as you could be. Even now, you would not want to be in a head on collision with a truck and not be wearing a seat belt. Car accident deaths were much more common then.

If it was me getting held up in a long line with no passing lane, I think I would have just pulled over for a while and waited. But the father was in a hurry, feeling pressured. Even so, he was such a good preacher of safe driving, I don't think he would have taken a gamble and lost like that in real life, especially not with the wife and kids along.

The video was thought provoking. That said, I was loving seeing the old cars. I'm a car enthusiast. Lots, not all of his advice is relevant here and now in 2023. How many other KZfaq addicts agree? Slow driver looked like wicked witch of Oz.

I can remember seeing this at a drive-in in San Diego when I was a kid.

That chair sold for $35 would be $320 today. That ending was a punch in the gut, damn.

In the last year I've noticed people run red lights like it's optional to stop. Here in Denver people are getting way worse at driving safely.

Volvo Driver is 100% at fault.

Ah yes the beginning of Karen. It all started with her mother

Oh ..... My .... God... I saw this film in 5th grade back in the 60s and it haunted the shit out of me. I never forgot it and still thought about it now and again. I remember talking to the teacher about it after class because I was a bit traumatized by it. I don't know if these films did any good though as I used to street race back in the 70s despite having seen this. I was very fortunate not to have hurt myself, other drivers, or the girl who is now my wife.

I saw this clip 50 years ago in driver's ed class when I was 15. Gripping stuff man.

I remember seeing this in mid 70s for drivers ed

Very educative. They made it so back those old days. Scenario, acting, camera, idea. Strangely enough how it has degraded today.

it's even worse today!!!! ppl txtn while driving high off alcohol or blunts (Marijuana cigars) heck you can even drive 20-30 miles over the speed limit on the E way and ppl still ride your bumper or run past you like yer sitting still and many like cutting you off you must have esp to drive today..

Ironically the Volvo was one of the (relatively) safest cars on the road at the time.

@nzoomed Seatbelts were not standard equipment in cars until 1966. Prior to 1966, you could order front lap belts as an option probably starting around the late 50s. Still, most people didn't. The late 60s was a period where the majority of now standard safety equipment went into the cars. Things like dual reservoir master cylinders (so you couldn't totally lose the brakes) and collapsible steering columns (so the steering wheel wouldn't hit you in the face if you were hit head-on).

The guy who plays the father starred in a episode of the "Twilight Zone" the one where the man who can't be killed because he signed a deal with the devil to live forever.

R.I.P. Tommy :'(

That's the saddest thing I've ever seen.,. 😞

13:48 Deceleration in that day still without Anti Lock Brakes!

I remember seeing this in grade school in the '70s as required driver's education training. Never knew what it was until now. David Wayne reminds me of Jack Webb. I also noticed that the family's '60 Ford was a full-boat Galaxie Town Victoria 4dr hardtop, while the wrecked car at the end was a plain-jane Fairlane pillared sedan.

2 different cars were used in this! The car in the driveway at home was a Galaxy four door hardtop, the one in the accident and the one they drove most of the way was a Fairlane sedan.

Well that was sad. It was also weird, that that man took such a risk after going on about what bad drivers everyone else was. It was really really really annoying hearing how helpless Helen would be on her own. He made her sound like a 10 year old. Amazing to see life before EMS and Intensive Care units in hospitals

An actual English speaking guy actually servicing a car at the gas station!

This needs to be Rifftraxed. The last line can be, "Join us next week when we do something uplifting like 'Schindler's List'"

One thing I noticed is that the pavement markings weren't standardized in 1962. Instead of yellow markings for opposing traffic, you see white paint. You also see a solid white line instead of 2 solid white lines for a no passing zone.

This was done pretty well and I noticed familiar faces.

And the last car to pass the Volvo was....a Corvair. Little irony there someplace.

Ok, so not only did she cause the accident and kill him, she stole his chair for $35.00. Great.

Two things wrong. No seatbelts, and he let the young boy sit in front.

Note that the Galaxie goes from a 4-door hardtop to a more common pillared sedan when it crashes. I can't remember the last time I saw a 1960 Ford hardtop sedan.

I would love to have one of those cars today ❤, I’m actually learning a lot from watching these videos

I see one thing hasn't changed, drivers blasting their horns.

Saw this in driver's Ed ,when learning to drive in school in the early 70's. Yea most of us didn't were seatbelts back then.

no seat belts no airbags It's a wonder we lived back then.

The defensive driving lessons are useful reminders. Under his desire not to hold up the others, the father took a chance. He was distracted by something that had no bearing on safe driving. He allowed his cushion to be collapsed. He also failed to do something that must be second nature to every driver: not only do you have the ideal escape, where you do not wreck, but you have the poor escape, where you collide, but probably not fatally. Had he expected the unexpected, he would have released the gas, steered back into his lane, and hit the target moving away from him, or possibly passed astern of her and ended up on the dirt road. She was doing 22, possibly up to 25 when she darted out. The Ford may have gotten to 30 or so, so if they hit, they would have felt it, but nobody would have died. The truck driver likely would have jinked right, as they are prepared to do on account of just such occasions. I once had a similar situation, where I waited behind a white haired woman doing 43 on a two-lane blacktop. The passing zone was straight, slightly upgrade, but clear for maybe a quarter mile. I flashed my lights, signaled, tapped the horn and started around. The biddy hit the gas. I downshifted for torque. She matched me. I saw headlights maybe a fifth of a mile ahead. I slowed down, to pull back in. The crazy woman slowed down, too. I hit the horn and accelerated, and she did, as the approaching Peterbilt laid on his horn. I slowed again, and the bride of satan slowed down too. I signalled a left turn, hit two blasts on the horn, and veered onto the gravel left shoulder. I was grateful the truck driver trusted me, and didn't take the shoulder. After he passed, I thanked the Lord Jesus, asked his forgiveness for the my evil thoughts about that woman, and signalled, looked both ways, and resumed my proper lane on the road. I thought I would end up behind that woman, and if I got a tag, I was calling her in. Lo and behold, a barlight began flashing in my mirror. I pulled over, pressed my license and certification against the window and asked what was the matter. Know what he said? "Somebody called in a vehicle driving on the shoulder." I said, "Least he could have told you about the woman who tried to kill me." When I explained, he aoologized. But it goes to show, sometimes people do mean things, just for spite. Can't fix stupid. All you can do is arrive alive.

and the lady driving the slow car also starred in the brady bunch.

"Used David Wayne for sale. Reasonable."

Twilight Zonesque

I watched this when I was 9 years old and I think this should be played in all schools

I remember seeing this in elementary school! Why, I have no idea, except the sisters ran it, and we watched it in the library.

This is incredibly infuriating to watch how the Crazy Karen killed 2 people, Bought the fathers 200 dollar chair, and got away with it!

There are a lot of drivers today who should should study that Bell Telephone seminar. The right of way...wazthat?! That's Irene Tedrow irresponsibly driving that fun Volvo. David Wayne piloting the '60 Ford with Buzz and Todd following in the red Vette downtown.

No padded dashboards, seat belts, air bags or crumple zones. Cars with bad brakes, poor handling and in the wintertime rust away into rubbish. Ahh the good old days!! No child seats either! But some thing don't change very slow incompetent drivers driving Volvos!

Selling the family furniture in today's time would generate an report as taxable income, in 1962 this would have been considered unconstitutional

They would have lived if they had seat belts on.

great video very touching and current too.

I thought at first this was going to be a life insurance film. What a sad story filled with a lot of good information about careful driving. 😢

I remember seeing this film in drivers ed almost 50 years ago, it was exactly as I remembered,

Yes , and he would also have pointed to the cigarettes on the table being the biggest killers of all....

Ironically, they were driving the safest car of the bunch-a volvo!

That old battle ax was also in Good Neighbor Sam. Being a battle ax.She should be fricking ashamed of herself to have existed.

The service station shown then @ South Fair Oaks Blvd was probably either in Pasadena or South Pasadena, CA.

Opening scene I'm like, oh he's dead and don't even know it

35 $ for a 200dollar chair, and by the lady that killed them! Damn!

i love how sexist this is at the end. "what's she going to do without me to look after her! She's never been in this situation before in the middle of nowhere! She's a woman! She can't possibly take care of herself! Helpless she is without a man to look after her!"

I doubt if that story was based on an actual incident. The old man would be just too responsible to his family to risk their necks on such a pass.

My dad bought a new Ford just like that one in 1960!

They need to show this video today on tv !!!!

I remember we used to live like this. Tomorrow I will be 68.

I don't know who she is, yet. But the man is David Wayne, who ended up as the "Mad Hatter" in the original Batman series.

Anyone notice no seatbelts?? Seatbelts were available on very few cars back then.

How was the speed limit only 35 and how were they doing under that?!? 35 means 40-45 everyone knows you add 5-10 mph to the speed limit and that's what traffic typically does. And if it's a freeway you can add as much as 15-20 over. Why would anyone drive so slowly anyway?? Some people do 22 in parking lots with speed bumps I mean seriously come on

I recognize the crash. Transfusion by Nervous Norvus.

Ironic to have the dangerous old lady in probably the safest car on the road at the time - a Volvo.

That driver looks old enough to be those children's grandfather.

This film was a bummer. :(

Kids should always sit in the back seat

The old lady driving the Volvo later died when she was ejected from her ill bought $35.00 recliner chair!

Excellent!!

There’s no way in a car like that in an accident like this that would result in minor injury. The mother and daughter would have been launched into and over the front seat. It makes me angry to think of all the people killed and maimed because the U.S. auto industry resisted installing a simple thing-seat belts.

I remember seeing the part of this movie up to the safe driving class, but until now, didn't see the rest of it. I think class time ran out and we never saw the remainder of it. Tommy gets told by his dad to stay with his mom and sister, but he chooses to go with his dad instead.

Boy I am so glad that Ma Bell "cared" so much about us regular low life out there. I think they "Write this kind of stuff off". And they get to hit on the actress etc. Big Corporations giving a damn, really warms my heart. BB

Sad but is true😔

You should try driving in North East Tennessee and south west Virginia people here just don't care if they hurt or kill you while driving

How do you go from hitting the front of the car and then hitting the side of the car?

Oh yea and don't think about texting and doing your face and combing your hair and talking on your cell phone. For the ones that do keep your eyes on the road.

I hate that woman driving at 22

Never a Volvo...yet the 1960 FORD Galaxy in the end proved Tommy safe!

A lot of good all of his safe driving knowledge did him.