The Missing Piece

The Mystery Crash

May 1974 •English

“The Mystery Crash” discusses the dangers of drinking and driving especially as it pertains to the seemingly harmless “social drinker.” This film was produced by Jack Lieb Productions Inc, Chicago and sponsored by the National Safety Council. It is part of a series of films, with each episode describing a different element of driving and road safety.

Carrier or Killer

January 1966 •English

This film shows the dangers of driving commercial trucks professionally as part of driver’s education. It displays various truck drivers; some cautious and others fatally dangerous.

The Three Children

January 1946 •English

Public warning film on road safety for children - 3 small children meet Death.

Boobytrap!

January 1972 •English

In the new world of high-speed highway driving, there are a host of new dangers to take into account.

Decade of Death

August 1971 •English

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.

America's Dangerous Trucks

June 2023 •English

Investigating deadly truck accidents and the fight over measures that could save lives.

A86 : Le Défi d'un tunnel à double étage

June 2023 •French

The Duplex A86 is a 10 kilometer underground highway buried more than 90 meters deep. This concrete tube, measuring the equivalent of more than 30 lying Eiffel towers, is the longest tunnel in France. The result of a succession of technical prowess born from the imagination of visionary engineers, the Duplex A86 allows you to cross all of western Paris in a few minutes.

It Might Be You

July 1946 •English

A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.

Dead on Their Feet

January 1958 •English

A road safety film for pedestrians in city traffic. Demonstrates typical unsafe practices.

Suicide Trail

January 1960 •English

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.

David And Jennifer Learn Their Kerb Drill

January 1960 •English

A road safety lesson using puppets and animation kindergarten age children.

Gare du Nord : La Plus Grande Gare d'Europe

July 2018 •French

Grand Coulee Dam: A Man-Made Marvel

April 2014 •English

Historic construction footage, photos, and newsreels help illustrate Grand Coulee Dam's construction, engineering challenges, and regional impact including power and irrigation. Produced by the Bureau of Reclamation and shown at the dam's Visitor Center.

The Pace That Kills

January 1959 •English

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.

Mickey Mouse: Safety Belt Expert

September 1988 •English

Educational film; a musical courtroom drama encouraging students to buckle up.

From One Second to the Next

August 2013 •English

Stories of serious traffic accidents caused by texting and driving are told by the perpetrators and surviving victims.

Eins Komma Fünf Pe-Es - Trainierte Sicherheit

January 1976 •German

Short film about safe driving

For My Son

October 2008 •Persian

The most far spot of Iran desert. 'Habib o-llah Qolami', a poor and old farmer looses his young son in a car accident. Habib after his son's death takes a big decision. He spends all his has for making a medical help station in the road and gifts it to Red Crescent. From now no one dies of car accident.

Sicher über die Straße

January 1975 •German

Short film about safe street crossing

It Happened Today

January 1947 •English

From feckless mothers pushing their prams across roads without looking, to a Dick Dastardly character in his sports car, we see the dangers of road accidents brought to life by the West Riding Constabulary just after the war in 1947, when drivers still used hand signals.