I am sure some of the parents who complain would be ones that let their children see slasher movies and watch CSI. It probably would not be allowed to be shown in schools today due to its graphical nature. This was shown when I was in 8th grade(many moons ago) and it has left a permanent impact. If you have children who are getting their license, or just got them, I highly recommend showing them this film and its sequel, particularly as most Driver's Ed programs don't show it due to its graphic nature.
It was good enough to really remind me of the class, though. I've only watched the streaming version so far considering the age and makeup of my system it would probably be unfair to comment on the quality. I got a big kick out of seeing grown men turn green! I also was shown this film as part of my orientation program, shortly after my arrival at NAS Memphis, a US Navy training facility. We were told by our Driver's Ed teacher that the term "Signal 30" came from the fact that the majority of the accidents filmed occurred on US 30, which was a main east-west highway prior to the construction of the Interstate Highway system. I graduated in 1981 from Ontario, only a few miles from where the opening sequences were shot. This film is one that was shown to my Driver's Ed class, and I not only remember it, I've told several people about it, including my children. There was enough green among that class that we could have passed for invasion troops. Finally came "Bathed in a Fountain of Blood" and that did it! The rest of us staggered out to call it a day. Then came something like "Washed White as Snow in the Blood Drawn from Immanuel's Veins." A few more left for the refreshment of the 90+ degree late May heat outside. A few of us needed a little air and quietly filed out before all four verses were sung. I can still remember our class sitting in the rear pews and the first hymn being something like "There's Power in the Blood". This was a Class 'B' school (between 500 to 1000 studii)in the days before the ACLU Interference. Unfortunately that afternoon after a hardly touched lunch, the entire graduating class was to attend a special blessing church service at the Pentacostal Holiness Church just down the street. the teachers decided to show Signal 30 and a few more of these ever so graphic 'educational' films (Including equally graphic VD and shop safety films)to fill out a morning. During the final week of High School, when all the tests were done, the textbooks turned in, the annuals being signed, etc.
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