1940s DRIVER’S EDUCATION TRAINING FILM w/ POLICE PERCEPTION & VISION TESTS XD50114

Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. Consider becoming a channel member Produced by the Standard Oil Company of California, this is a 1940s driver’s education and safety film. Unfortunately, the title of the film is missing, so we’re not sure what the name of the film is or who directed or wrote it. The film is notable because it shows varied landscapes and naturalistic footage of diverse 1940s automobiles in “near-miss” driving conditions, taken from dashboard-mounted cameras with police supervision. The film was shot in California (TRT: 14:41). Two California police officers in uniform stand outdoors, demonstrating a vision test used to determine impairment while driving. Two colored rods are positioned inside a box, testing the color’s effect on depth perception (0:06). A hand with a pencil marks the rods. Another man has peripheral