Red Asphalt
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Red Asphalt is a series of instructional driver's education videos produced by the California Highway Patrol. The films are known for their graphic depictions of fatal car accidents. Horrendously injured and dismembered bodies are shown in the documentary, typically those of negligent drivers. Five volumes in the series have been produced, and some are still shown at some high schools and private driving schools.
The film has been criticized by the Los Angeles Times for its poor acting and being a "joyless ride" of gruesome images and statistics; the paper also called Red Asphalt "the Reefer Madness of driving: Forget trying to reason with teenagers, just scare 'em."[1]
Installments[]
- 1964 Red Asphalt
- 1978 Red Asphalt II
- 1989 Red Asphalt III
- 1998 Red Asphalt IV
- 2006 Red Asphalt V
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Martin J. Smith (21 June 2006). "Thrills! Nausea! Bad acting!". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 6 November 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
External links[]
- Martin, Hugo (21 January 2003). "Gore or Emotion -- What Moves Teen Drivers?". Los Angeles Times.
- Red Asphalt at IMDb
- Red Asphalt II at IMDb
- Red Asphalt III at IMDb
- Red Asphalt IV at IMDb
- Red Asphalt V at IMDb
- Red Asphalt (1964) on YouTube
- Red Asphalt II (1980) on YouTube
- Red Asphalt III (1989) on YouTube
- Red Asphalt IV (1998) on YouTube
- Red Asphalt V (2006) on YouTube
Categories:
- Film series introduced in 1964
- American social guidance and drug education films
- California Highway Patrol
- American films
- Driver's education
- American film series
- Short film series
- Short documentary film stubs