This advertisement for road safety begins with a cricket match.

Richie Benaud is an all-round cricketer and this film encourages viewers to be all-round safe drivers at a time when Benaud was the captain of the Australian cricket team.

Don't drink and drive! A jazz band gives extra appeal to this road safety trailer on the dangers of mixing drinking and driving. 

A 1950s family hops into their FJ Holden and goes for a drive. A road safety film which highlights the need for good hand signals when driving.

'Fast woman, tough guy. Mix them together and you have all the ingredients for ... a double cross'.

How to turn corners and overtake other vehicles safely. The car featured is a vintage XT Falcon. 

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Shows what to look for in driving, the effects of speed on vision and typical signs and hazards. The car featured is a vintage XT Falcon. 

The importance of having an order of procedures to address particular driving situations. This episode demonstrates systematic control of the car for safe handling in traffic.

We learn of the dangers in four way cross intersection accidents and how to avoid them.

It can be tricky to know who's at fault in an accident but this first episode of the driver training film series Skills of Defensive Driving shows some common driv