- Title: F-5500v
- Summary: AUTO SAFETY ON THE SKIDS: AUTO SAFETY. CARS, DRIVING SAFETY.
- Description:00:00:35 - AGGRESSIVE DRIVER TAILGATING CAR IN FRONT CAUSING CAR ACCIDENT. CHAIN REACTION, 3 CAR PILE UP. 1960s CARS 00:00:50 - MONTAGE CAR CRASHES, CAR ACCIDENTS. CARELESS DRIVING 00:01:19 - DAVID PROWITT SPEAKS. INTERVIEWS ALLAN CUDWORTH, DIRECTOR OF AUTOMOBILE SAFETY RESEARCH CENTER. ILLUSTRATES WITH MODEL CAR 00:04:16 - 1960 CHEVROLET WITH "MODERN" SAFETY FEATURES: CAPSULE TYPE SEAT, SMALL HEADREST SERVES AS ROLL-OVER BAR, SHOULDER HARNESS SEAT BELT, SEAT ROTATES INTO POSITION. WINGS ON CAR PROTECT DRIVER FROM SIDE IMPACT. COLLAPSIBLE STEERING MECHANISM, DUAL BRAKE SYSTEM 00:07:57 - AUTOMOBILE SIMULATOR ROOM, DEVICE FOR SIMULATING DRIVING CONDITIONS. 00:08:36 - CU RECORDING GAUGE NEEDLES. CHART RECORDS DRIVING CONDITIONS 00:09:59 - LOOKING AT VISUAL DISPLAY IN CAR. SIMULATES MOVEMENT 00:10:45 - MEN GET INTO "CAR" SIMULATOR. TURNS ON CHART RECORDER, START DEVICE 00:11:13 - POV IN AUTOMOBILE SIMULATOR. SIMULATED DRIVING. 00:13:36 - MEN WALK OVER TO "SKID CAR". CU MARKINGS ON WHEEL. LIGHTS ON CAR TELL WHAT PEDALS DRIVER IS APPLYING. CAR TELLS WHAT KINDS OF SKIDS DRIVER IS TRYING TO GET OUT OF. SAFETY FEATURES: ROLL-OVER BAR, RADIO WHICH ALLOWS PEOPLE TO LISTEN IN. PEDALS CONTROL FRONT & REAR WHEEL BRAKES 00:14:45 - MEN GET IN SKID CAR. PUT ON SAFETY BELTS 00:15:04 - MAN IN SUIT OPERATING AUTOMATIC GARAGE DOOR, DOOR OPENING 00:15:14 - SKID CAR DRIVING OUT OF GARAGE 00:15:45 - MEN GET OUT OF CAR & LOOK AT SKID PAN. WATER ON ROAD SURFACE 00:19:20 - TESTING DRIVER'S ABILITY, REFLEXES IN SKID CONDITIONS IN SKID CAR 00:27:45 - DAVID PROWITT TALKS ABOUT HIGHWAY, AUTOMOBILE SAFETY
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1967
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1960s
- File Name: F-5500v