''Red Asphalt'' is a series of instructional
driver's education
Driver's education, driver education, driving education, driver's ed, driving tuition or driving lessons is a formal class or program that prepares a new driver to obtain a learner's permit or driver's license. The formal class program may also ...
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
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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."
Installments
* 1964 ''Red Asphalt''
* 1978 ''Red Asphalt II''
* 1989 ''Red Asphalt III''
* 1998 ''Red Asphalt IV''
* 2006 ''Red Asphalt V''
See also
*''
Signal 30''
References
External links
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''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
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Film series introduced in 1964
American social guidance and drug education films
California Highway Patrol
Driver's education
American film series
Short film series
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