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1972SAFETY
HIGHWAY ROADSIDES ARE FILLED WITH DEATH TRAPS: ROCK LEDGES, TREES, SIGNPOSTS, LIGHT POLES. SOLVED BY HUMANE ROADSIDE DESIGN.

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ZOOM IN ROAD SIGN: "THANK YOU FOR DRIVING CAREFULLY"
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MONTAGE DANGEROUS ROADSIDES: STILLS OF CAR ACCIDENT CRASHES.
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NARRATOR UP ON BANK OF MODERN HIGHWAY. 1970s CARS. VW BUG PASS IN BKGD
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POV DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. HIGHWAY DANGERS LIKE BRIDGE PIERS, ROAD SIGN "PUTNEY", SIGN POST, TREES, ROCKS.
LETHAL HAZARDS.
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CAR VEERING OFF THE ROAD DUE TO POOR DESIGN
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VOLKSWAGEN BUG SKIDDING ACROSS LANES IN ROAD DUE TO BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAINY ROAD
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1970s CAR FISHTAILS, ALMOST DRIVES OFF THE ROAD
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RED VW BUG SKIDDING OUT & TURNING OVER. SAME ROAD, BAD ROAD DESIGN
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STATION WAGON SKIDS & VEERS OFF ROAD INTO DITCH
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HS CONFUSED DRIVERS DRIVE OFF ROAD AT INTERSTATE INTERSECTION, DOESN'T KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO. STUPID, DANGEROUS DRIVERS. HARROWING NEAR-MISSES.
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SUSAN P. BAKER, FROM JOHNS HOPKINS SCHOOL OF HYGIENE & PUBLIC HEALTH, TALKS ABOUT HIGHWAY INJURIES. STILLS OF CAR CRASHES, CAR ACCIDENTS
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SPEEDING CAR LOSES CONTROL & DRIVES OFF HIGHWAY INTO FIELD
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NARRATOR WITH SCALE MODEL OF HIGHWAY SHOWING VARIOUS TYPES OF HIGHWAY HAZARDS: EXPOSED CONCRETE BRIDGE PIERS & RAILINGS, STEEP EMBANKMENTS, DITCHES & DROP-
OFFS, RIGID SIGN POSTS, LIGHT POLES, SPEAR-LIKE ENDS OF GUARD RAILS.
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NARRATOR ON SIDE OF REAL HIGHWAY THAT THE MODEL WAS MADE FROM. STANDING BESIDE DANGEROUS EXPRESSWAY HAZARDS: CONCRETE BRIDGE PIER, SIGN POSTS, ROCK EMBANKMENTS, DROP-OFF, SNUB NOSE GUARD RAIL, ETC.
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POV DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. "BOOBYTRAPS" SUCH AS STRAY BOULDERS AT THE ROAD'S EDGE, JAGGED ROCK CUTS, DECORATIVE ROCK WALLS, STORM SEWERS.
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STILLS OF ACCIDENT SCENES. CAR ACCIDENTS
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DR. WILLIAM HADDEN JR., PRESIDENT OF THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY, SPEAKS ABOUT MAN-MADE ENVIRONMENTAL MESSES THAT ARE DAMAGING & KILLING PEOPLE. ROADSIDE DANGERS
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SCALE MODEL OF HIGHWAY. ROAD SIGN POST DISAPPEARS.
TAKING AWAY "ROADSIDE KILLERS".
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TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE SIGN SUPPORT PROJECT.
TESTING BREAK-AWAY SIGN POSTS. CARS HITTING SIGN POSTS
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MODIFYING UNYIELDING TELEPHONE POLES. HOLE AT BASE OF POLE ALLOWS POLE TO BREAK WHEN STRUCK. TESTING TELEPHONE POLES IN SIMULATED CRASH. POLE FLIES AWAY, GIVES WHEN HIT
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NARRATOR DISCUSSING GUARD RAIL SAFETY AT ROADSIDE.
MONTAGE VARIOUS GUARD RAILS
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CAR ACCIDENT: CAR VEERS OFF ROAD, HITS GUARD RAIL &
BOUNCES OFF GUARD RAILS & FLIPS OVER BACK INTO ROAD ACROSS TRAFFIC.
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MORE YIELDING GUARDRAIL SLOWS CAR TO SAFE STOP WHEN CAR HITS IT
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SERIES OF GUARD RAIL ACCIDENTS: FLAT-BED TRUCK FILLED WITH DIRT HITS GUARD RAIL. LOSES LOAD ON ROAD.
YIELDING GUARD RAILS ABSORBS BRUNT OF VEHICLE.
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TESTS CONDUCTED ON CONTOURED CONCRETE BARRIER. CARS HITTING MEDIANS DEFLECTS CAR AWAY FROM TRAFFIC
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BRITISH TEST CONDUCTED ON THE "DRAGON CURVE" SECTIONS OF TUBING THAT HOLD STRAYING CAR ON COURSE
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MONTAGE CARS CRASHING INTO THE END OF GUARD RAILS CRUSHING CARS
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PROPERLY FLARED & ANCHORED GUARD RAIL WHEN HIT HELPS CAR TO SLOW DOWN
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NARRATOR WITH SCALE MODEL HIGHWAY
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SLOW MOTION CAR CRASHING INTO BARRIER OF CAREFULLY ARRANGED EMPTY OIL DRUMS. TEST CRASH.
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HIGHWAY CAMERA CATCHES NIGHT ACCIDENT WHERE CAR CRASHES INTO OIL DRUM BARRIER & DRIVING SAFELY AWAY FROM HIGH SPEED CRASH
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TEST CRASHES USING CANISTERS OF SAND, CELLS OF WATER.
CELLS WITH DRY CRUSHABLE SUBSTANCE. CRASH CUSHIONS.
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POV DRIVING ON SAFE HIGHWAY. SHOULDERS CLEAR OF HAZARDS. SIGN POSTS AWAY FROM SIDE OF THE ROAD. SIGN ON BRIDGE OVERPASS.
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DR. WILLIAM HADDEN, JR. SPEAKS
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CARS DRIVING ON EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ROAD WITH SIGNS EMBEDDED IN CONCRETE BARRELS.
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PAN TO AIRPORT, PLANE LANDING
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CITIZEN JOE RICCO SPEAKING. SHOWS PHOTOS OF ROADSIDE HAZARDS & CAR CRASHES ON CROSS BRONX EXPRESSWAY, NEW YORK
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CONGRESSMAN JOHN BLATNICK OF MINNESOTA SPEAKS. TALKS ABOUT RANDOM CHECK ADMINISTERED. IDENTICAL ERRORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
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NARRATOR WITH SCALE MODEL OF HIGHWAY
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ANDREW RICCO, GENERAL COUNCIL FOR THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY, SPEAKS ABOUT CAMPAIGN AGAINST ROADSIDE HAZARDS. STILLS
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SLOW ZOOM BACK OF FARM IN VERMONT. NEW ENGLAND FARM
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MONTAGE ROADSIDE OBSTACLES: GUARD RAILS, SIGN POSTS, UTILITY POLES.
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NARRATOR QUOTES FROM REPORT COMPILED BY THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE, WHICH MONITORS FEDERAL SPENDING FOR CONGRESS.
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SCALE MODEL OF HIGHWAY. ROADSIDE DANGERS APPEAR: SIGN POSTS, LIGHT POLES.
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NARRATOR & EXPERTS TALK ABOUT BOBBYTRAPS ON OUR HIGHWAYS
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