“WHY ME? THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS ON DRIVING ABILITIES “ 1978 ANTI-DUI FILM XD66064

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 “Why Me? The Effects Of Alcohol And Other Drugs on Driving Abilities” is a 1978 color educational film presented by the South Carolina Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. This anti-driving under the influence film was made possible from a grant by the South Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Programs and features footage of controlled experiments featuring four test subjects as they drive through a set up course sober, drunk, and under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Produced by the Instructional Services Center at the University of South Carolina, the film includes typical 1970s party attire and vehicles and is shot in the Seabrook Island area of South Carolina. Small plane takes off over airstrip on grassy plane, dense forest of green trees (0:11). Young woman adjusts parachute pack, helmet before skydiving from plane (0:26). Girl becomes speck in distance over green, beige colored farm land below (0:40). Man in 70s-style trousers looks over design plans near stack of cinder blocks while men at construction site work hard in background (0:45). Two men walk through corn stalks, inspect one of the corn husks (0:54). Stay at home mom carries tray of orange juice to kids playing in front yard (1:08). Four video frame grabs of people featured thus far in film (1:30). Table crowded with open bottles of liquors, mixers (1:56). Man in 1970s disco suit pours glass of J&B Scotch Whiskey (2:04). Sound of car tires screech, light formations (2:14). Opening credits (2:22). Men and women with glasses, cigarettes in hand at house party (2:50). Sign for High Hammock Villas Seabrook Island, South Carolina (3:07). Volunteers constructing various driving simulations and obstacles on quiet road near villas, mock traffic signs, dummies, orange cones (3:25). Narrator details the course as film displays footage along tree-lined South Carolina road (4:08). Sunset peeks over trees in forest, pink sky, back lit palm tree (5:00). Four test subjects get into test car at night, minimal visibility only head and tail lights visible (5:15). Sober: Breakdown of violations and accidents for each test subject (5:57). Woman wearing festive kimono welcomes test subjects into staged cocktail party at villa, bright iridescent lights and white walls (6:38). Test car driving at night; test subjects under influence of alcohol (7:11). Breathalyzer test, close-up perhaps Smith & Wesson Breathalyzer Model 900a (7:26). Footage of other test subjects completing the course, their results while under the influence (7:42). Test subjects sit on outdoor patio facing beach with Dr L.D. Milne, Dean College of Pharmacy University of Arkansas - doctor narrates film and describes drugs given to test subjects (8:40). Benadryl (9:35). Valium (9:54). Darvon (10:05). Marijuana: close-up of hand emptying dime bag of weed into rolling paper, pair pass around joint (10:33). Close-up person’s hands preparing cocktail at bar cart (10:47). Car tail lights blink in pitch black; test resumes with test subjects driving course under influence of drugs and alcohol (11:07). Series of individual Interviews with test subjects after completing the course, eyes glazed over from substances taken for experiment (13:28). 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