1960s DRIVER'S EDUCATION FILM " HAZARDS OF MOUNTAIN DRIVING " 61924

This mid-1960s color film about safely driving in mountains is “A Thru The Windshield Film”. A family gathers on the floor around a map. A finger traces the route past ‘Douglas Lodge EL 6100’ and view typed weather conditions (:25-:49). Coleman coolers are loaded into a 1960s Buick Sport Wagon (:50-1:00). “Don’t Let Death Take Your Holiday” sign is shown, as is a newspaper clipping of deaths (1:44-1:55). A two-toned station wagon enters a garage and lifted. A hand checks the radiator, battery, and oil (1:57-2:35). The father loads tools, tire chains, rope, shovel, safety reflectors, trouble light, and jumper cables into the Buick (2:37-3:35). A double-yellow line with white-striped middle is shown from the driver’s point-of-view, followed by a stretch with white broken stripes, and one with no lines (3:37-4:29). The car passes ‘California 190’, ‘Watch for Livestock’, ‘Watch for Deer’, and the ‘Arrowhead Ranger Station San Bernardino National Forest’ signs (4:46-4:56). A foot presses the brake pedal and the 1960s speedometer drops (5:12-5:16). Signs shown are ‘Narrow Road Slide Area’, ‘Watch for Rocks’, ‘Narrow Bridge Ahead’, and ‘Slippery When Wet’ (5:21-5:36). Signs show Smokey the Bear saying ‘Remember Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires’ (6:05), followed by ‘No Smoking Due to Critical Fire Hazard’ (6:12). Smoke and flames burn in a forest fire (6:18-6:38). Trash and a ‘Unlawful to Dispose of Litter or Garbage along Highway $500 fine’ sign are shown (6:45-7:04). Oxford tie shoes use the clutch and gas pedal, followed by the speedometer (7:27-7:34). A cartoon depicts a slow lead driver resulting in an accident (8:22-8:35). A line of cars pass ‘Slower Traffic Use Turnouts’ and ‘Turnout ¼ Mile’ signs (8:37-9:09). The dashboard engine gauge approaches Hot. A hand shifts to a lower gear (9:22-9:30). A 1940s car has a raised hood. A hand tries to take off a steaming radiator cap (9:53-10:06). A family has a picnic while the car cools (10:09). A hand pours water from a plastic container, removes the cap, and fills the radiator (10:18-10:50). A cartoon drawing depicts family members distracting the driver (10:59). A hand pulls out the parking brake, shifts the automatic transmission to park, and manual shift to reverse. A rock blocks a white-walled tire (12:02-12:19). A convertible uses its blinker to pass on a winding road (12:57-13:06). Back-country driving requires one car to back up to let another oncoming car pass before traveling on (13:23-14:21). ‘Elevation 6000 Ft.’ is shown (14:26). A cartoon drawing depicts death riding with a drunk (15:10). A 1960s loafer pumps the brakes. The tire smokes (15:47-16:00). A hand shifts to a lower gear (16:21). Scenes of mountain driving on narrow curvy roads is shown from the driver’s point-of-view (16:40-17:46). A car forces another to drive into a dirt shoulder (18:11-18:17). Bright headlights round curves (19:10-19:30). A woman and child get in the station wagon through the driver’s door, followed by the driver, the tires checked, emergency equipment loaded, and gas tank filled at a station (20:17-20:58).
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[@Edward-bd8iy]

I was born and grew up in West Virginia. We had to go mountain driving to get there even if "there" was a park ten miles away.

[@johnnyhawkins43]

I just love these old films!!!!!!!!!

[@merc-ni7hy]

cool..nice to see the camera car was a 1958 ford ranch wagon ..looked like it also had the interceptor special 352 with 4 bbl and and rare option a/c ...my dad had a black 58 ranch wagon ,,,still have the owners manual from that car to this day

[@bobbyheffley4955]

Premium gas

[@shamsqasr6173]

We need this videos on TV again, there's a lot of stupid reckless drivers out there... and in all languages, please!! 🙏🏻

[@mt3311]

The highway slanted the wrong way, is called an off camber turn, and they are pretty common on Interstate highways, in the mountains. The curve goes right, but the road is slanted to the left. From where I sit, I know of two of those on a four lane Interstate. One near the bottom of a 6% 8 mile down grade through a gorge. If you are in the right lane, the camber or the slant of the highway and momentum, will carry you to the left. There used to be guard rail up there. but too many big trucks came off that turn too fast, and ended up in the creek 30' below. I know, I have worked that road, and we were replacing 300' of guardrail and posts every other month. They just put up a reinforced Jersey wall with a 5' footing. The trucks now rub up against the wall to bleed off speed if they have to for whatever reason.

[@ToddLloyd]

Who else wants to go on a road trip now?

[@tpcoachfix]

No texting or cell phone use while driving also.

[@valdez57700]

Nice time-trip, thanks a lot !!!! :)

[@clayz1]

Didn’t mention seat belts anywhere. The Grim Reaper is in on that too, not just from drinking.

[@nikmills]

How did they drive without the help of their phones for texting while driving? The kids know how to do this real well now.

[@PressedSteel1919]

good one.

[@scottchamberlain5594]

These were all Ford products. The two toned wagon, a '58 Ford. The blue wagon at home, and in the radiator fill scene, a '64. The convertible was a '54 Comet Caliente, a Mercury product. The car blocking traffic was an early 50's Merc.

[@mt3311]

The car they were passing with a honk of the horn was a '65 Galaxie convertible. The white State Route sign in the spade shape, was from 1956, to 1964. Before that it was a different shape and font, after it the signs are green spades, not white or black.

[@mt3311]

There is a '57 Olds Super 88 in the picture at 08:39 in the film.

[@uwantsun]

teaches using engines to slow vehicles on down angle roads - mandatory knowing, but never taught. Headlight courtesy taught; road etiquette. None of these skills are taught anymore.

[@Airpang100]

Back in the day people used internal combustion vehicles and lost power at high altitudes while overheating...

[@SquishyZoran]

Is this from the 60s? I feel it’s from the 50s instead

[@tpcoachfix]

The blue station wagon is a 1964 Ford.

[@johnnyhawkins43]

No the station wagon is a 64 Ford I know my old cars, well from about the 50s to the 80s I guess or somewhere like that I suppose!!!!!

[@shamsqasr6173]

@Squishy Zoran dude, did you read the description of the video? There they put all the data and it's rather clear this is from the 60's! 🤣

[@frothe42]

1965. The Ford Galaxie convertible was a 1965.

[@SquishyZoran]

@@shamsqasr6173 I did but people can make mistakes and quality seems 50s to me. Lol

[@neilpower60]

They look like rather wallowy cars for driving on mountain roads

[@waynejohnson1304]

That's what made them ride nice.

[@nikmills]

California? Colorado, Idaho? Anyone recognize any scenes?

[@mt3311]

The California SR 190 is WB from Quaking Aspen down into Tipton and U.S. 99 JWO Porterville in the Central Valley. I would say this video is from the mid 1960's, before the state got around to replacing the white signs with green ones.

[@panosvrionis8548]

Mountain driving 🤔🤔?? I see the shining 😜😜😜 Imagine my self like Jack torrens😎😎

[@jimmyohara2601]

MYSELF is 0ne word. Spazz 😐

[@Edward-bd8iy]

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

[@panosvrionis8548]

@@Edward-bd8iy ☺️😋