The Last Clear Chance (1959) - Union Pacific Railroad Safety Film 

yes it is

You should see the movies

As long as there are people driving cars, there will be people doing so stupidly or recklessly.

@@vikkimcdonough6153 facts

When I was on an engineering party on the UP, we always found these movies very enlightening, nearly as enlightening as the one time I saw an individual cross behind a Streamliner and get smacked by one coming from the opposite direction.

I noticed him, but did not recognize him immediately. I just thought he seemed so much like Sgt. "Mac" on Adam -12. He was! 🤣

@@jackeppington6488 Dan Matthews right-hand man on "Highway Patrol."

Railroad Legal Departments are well skillrd in dealing with suits such as this because they handle the on a very regular basis. Everyone wants to sue the railroad when something happens.

Right? People should get sued for their stupidity. What about the pain and suffering the engineer has to deal with when he sees a card come across the tracks in from of him and there's absolutely nothing he can do but wait until he kills the person? Nobody ever thinks about that.

it's an illustion

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That The Point,Trains Can Come From Different Directions At The Most Unsuspecting Times.That Why People Are Supposed To Check Both Ways While At Crossings

In real life, it was Tim Bosworth (who played younger brother Alan Dixon) who would eventually be killed on the road. According to an Associated Press article dated April 5, 1982, "Man Dies in Rollover", Bosworth apparently fell asleep at the wheel at 3 am while driving on Interstate 84 in Nampa, Idaho. His car strayed into the median. Bosworth tried to pull his vehicle back on the roadway, but he over corrected which led to the car being overturned. Meanwhile, William Agee (who played older brother Frank Dixon) went on to business magnate success and died of old age a few years ago. Findagrave listing for Purser “Tim” Bosworth- www.findagrave.com/memorial/66191235/purser-tim-bosworth/

Montgomery Mall Quite interesting.

As a teen I approve this message

@@BAS19.6 We we're ALL teenagers, that's my point though. Never tell a kid not to do something, you don't want them to do. Be assured, they will do it.

Frank Jr was killed by pure stupidity! 🤣

But isnt there a seat for a co-worker? 😕

@@colinptak8207 🤷

I do recall in a presentation at college that mentioned that after getting a licence and driving for three years (?), young people are especially vulnerable to crashing. Frank was still young and cocky on the road, even though he was the elder brother and more experienced driver.

Better add the formation of Operation Lifesaver.

In those days, gates were few and far between. I think many rural crossing to this day are lights only. Originally gates had diagonal stripes of black and white. In 1976 they became red-and-white.

You're an absolute idiot! Cops risk their lives all the time for ungrateful a**holes like you.

Sure if you were white remember it was the late 50s

what

he means like clear your mind

You may have missed it but this was from 1959- the mail was how everything was delivered then. Your comment doesn't help us in the US look upon Europeans with much respect

Lol I'm sure he took the test,was probably more convenient to mail it to them.

If you're a reasonable representation, you Europeans have pretty poor listening and comprehension skills. It was stated in the film that the younger son had recently taken his driving test.

That's literally a normal ambulance for the time.

It looks like a mid-to-late 1950's Ford or Chevrolet. Yes, it was quite normal for the time, which was over 60 years ago.

Sad, but that the point of a PSA film... Something bad has to happen to point out to you about what you should NOT do when you are driving near rail-tracks.