“ SOCIAL DRINKING FUN AND FATAL “ 1970s NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL ANTI-DRINKING ANTI-DUI PSA XD80054

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website “Social Drinking Fun-and-Fatal” is a color, PSA-style film from the 1970s presented by the National Safety Council and Green Cross for Safety. Produced by Jack Lieb Productions, Inc, the film tells the story of a group of friends who drive home from a camping trip, where after a few beers they get involved in a fatal accident. The film then evolves to discuss statistics around drunk driving as well as useful slogans and tips for how not to find yourself in the same fate. Doctor wheels monitor on cart down hallway of hospital (0:07). Young man hunches over newspaper, image of totaled car (0:14). Nature scene: tree stumps and grass grow up out of lake’s surface (0:53). Group of young man lounge at campsite on the water’s edge in the grass, sit on logs, play music and drink beers around campfire (1:07). Man pulls up to shore in small motorized boat, delivers news that one of the men must return home (2:25). The men decide who will drive while packing up the tents and campground (3:49). Gear loaded into perhaps silver 1970s Ford Galaxy (4:09). Aerial view of car driving along muddy winding road during rain storm (4:14). POV looking through blurry windshield at driver and passengers as rain hits the glass and windshield wipes it away (4:15). Headlights reflected in rain-slicked road, footage of men inside car some apprehensive and sensing dangers while other laid back and calm (4:28). Flash of oncoming headlights, pitch black screen as car swerves out of the way (5:12). Lightning strikes as car falls off of rocky cliffside and settles in a ravine (5:18). Perhaps Illinois State troopers respond to crash, investigate the vehicle (5:41). Ingredients of the crash: Weather, still image of cloud formation in sky (5:56). Unfamiliar road, still image of two of the passengers in car looking tense (5:59). Unfamiliar car, still image of the group packing trunk of perhaps 1970s Ford Galaxy (6:02). Vehicle in poor condition (6:04). Poor road, still image puddles and rain slicked loose gravel road (6:07). Alcohol, still image of one of the friends dinking can of beer at campsite (6:12). Aerial views of multi-lane highway interchanges and freeways, statistics related to drivers and drunk drivers appear on screen (6:14). Scenes from inside dimly lit bar, young people laugh and drink with beers, share cigarettes, engrossed in conversation (6:45). Telephone switchboard (7:10). Magnetic tape unit for computer storage (7:13). Image of cocktail overlaid footage of intricate maze of wires on circuit board (7:16). Kaleidoscope effect placed on footage to emulate effect of alcohol on the brain (7:23). Police officer escorts man in handcuffs from patrol car into the police station (8:01). Accused drunk driver undergoes breathalyzer test at the police station, close-up of man breathing into the tube (8:12). Footage of officer placing suspected drunk driver into back of police cruiser, close-up of police cruiser (1970s Chevy Police Cruiser) door with insignia for the Wauconda, Illinois police (8:49). Still images of men involved in car crash at camp site, statistics related to BAC (blood alcohol level) and their impact on the body overlaid (9:03). Number of 1970s Schaefer Lager Beer cans laid out to correlate with BAC level (9:15). Hand holds shot glass of Old Forester 86 Proof Whiskey (10:20). Hand pours beer into frosted glass (10:40). Lowering BAC level: Time - Clock face with ticking hands (10:50). Exercise - Hand curls dumbbell weight (10:56). Fresh air - Passenger sticks head out of car window (10:57). Man rinses head under cold shower (10:58). Man brings hot cup of coffee towards mouth (11:01). Bartender fills beers from tap, clock face overlaid scene at bar, narrator details how much time must pass to lower BAC (11:07). Police officer writes arresting report for a DWI (11:24). Man looks out from jail cell (11:30). Close-up of hand writing check, filling out insurance report (11:35). Montage of scenes previously played in film, narrator summarizes important lessons (12:08). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
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