In the Crash

Duration: 21

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1970

Creator: Harvest Films

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 24Aug70 · MP20784 (Jul-Dec 1970) Copyright holder: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Production company: Harvest Films

Description: Presents the need for protection of people and property in automobile crashes through dissipation of impact over time and space. Surveys research conducted on safety features that may be installed in cars of the future. Illustrates the testing of safety features for windshields, dashboards, door handles and locks, steering columns, seat locks, and bumpers., Intercuts graphic scenes of automobile crash testing at low and high speeds, highway construction hazards and types of highway and car construction that are available but not in general use as host Ben Kelley shows existing automobile safety equipment and explains the need for safer cars. William Haddon discusses the need for public support of automobile safety. Topics: Driver-Education; Safety-General; Automobile,-Design-And-Construction; Transportation-Highway; Public-Health

Complete Record: Presents the need for protection of people and property in automobile crashes through dissipation of impact over time and space. Surveys research conducted on safety features that may be installed in cars of the future. Illustrates the testing of safety features for windshields, dashboards, door handles and locks, steering columns, seat locks, and bumpers., Intercuts graphic scenes of automobile crash testing at low and high speeds, highway construction hazards and types of highway and car construction that are available but not in general use as host Ben Kelley shows existing automobile safety equipment and explains the need for safer cars. William Haddon discusses the need for public support of automobile safety. Topics: Driver-Education; Safety-General; Automobile,-Design-And-Construction; Transportation-Highway; Public-HealthNOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.