Highway Patrol 32 in Reckless Driving

whenever the laws of any state are broken the duly authorized organization swings into action it may be called the state police state troopers militia the Rangers or the Highway Patrol these are the stories of the men whose training skill and courage have enforced and preserved our state law crimes of violence had a serious note to the routine functions of the Highway Patrol the patrol moves quickly to aid victims to apprehend the killer but in many cases the victims are beyond aid and the killer is beyond apprehension in too many cases the killer is an average respectable citizen and his murder weapon is triggered by a steering wheel the Highway Patrol wages a ceaseless campaign to prevent this kind of crime where this one happened Johnson on a state highway about five miles south the county line that's number eight trying eight major accident in two weeks on a brand new stretch of highway come on over here and take a look at this with me right here from the inner divided highway all the way across to the cut off in Overland City two weeks we've had four fatal seven injuries and 14 or 15 fender benders this keeps up we're gonna run out of people before we run out of pins you know the area pretty well Johnson got any ideas well there's city traffic at both ends soon as the drivers hit this divided highway they really bear down but I make up for lost time anything else the roads still fairly new you know given the hammer drivers aren't really familiar with it sort of takes them by surprise all right we'll make them familiar with it as of now we'll pinpoint that 28 miles for selective enforcement six solid weeks of it we'll assign more men to patrollers territory set up routine traffic checks on a rotating basis covering a different section every day examine every operator's license check the conditions of every car brakes the lights the tires windshield wipers in the works give citations at the cars that the drivers don't meet basic safety requirements but most important I want the motorist to know the stepped-up enforcement I want to know that nine out of ten accidents are caused by violation of the law and an increased enforcement cuts down on accident notify the papers radio on TV newscasters tell them we're concentrating on this area ladder for you Harry okay be right there Oh bring my glasses in with you will you you can do better than that hmm fine thing all I ask is a little affection what do I get I glasses or your letter something wrong looks like they're catching up with me at last notice informal hearing the records of this departments show that you have been convicted on four occasions of violating the traffic laws four occasions the letter you got said three I got another ticket last Friday oh honey and the provision of the vehicle code you are hereby notified that this department proposes to suspend or revoke your driving privileges and any operators or chauffeurs licenses which have been issued to you Harry that's awful hard to impose reasonable terms and conditions of probation blah blah blah blah etc don't be so casual about it suppose they take your license away suppose they give you a 30-day suspension that will stop eating for 30 days honey you're top man in the sales department you're a cinch to win that bonus not anything else mrs. Brent let's not worry ourselves until we have to there are reasonable people down there I'll simply explain that I'm a Salesman then I got a lot of territory to cover and my car is essential to my work that's all all right mr. salesman but something tells me you've got a lot of selling to do with that hearing traffic checks and stepped-up enforcement through a heavy burden upon the regional traffic court along with the great reduction of accidents in the territory the concentrated effort added an additional factor for the attention of the head of the Highway Patrol that of drivers whose record of traffic violations clearly indicated that they were a potential menace to the motoring public at large the Department of Motor Vehicles made facilities available for the Highway Patrol to discuss the danger potential with those drivers and impress upon them as forcefully as necessary the need for safe driving habits will you Adamson yes sit down go on Adams take it I know sir I'd rather not it's not loaded take it no sir guns make me nervous why well I don't know that they just do that's all well that makes sense now I'm violating every rule in the book by handing your gun I chew on any rookie who tried it but I got a point to make no it's not loaded take it it's harmless without bullets two pounds a harmless metal I know sir but guns give me the willies what about your car my car your car outweighs this gun by four thousand pounds and it's loaded the minute you turn the key in the ignition does not give you the willies come on come on doesn't it well when you put it that way mr. Matthews I I guess it does yes sir it sure does all right Adams remember that when your foot gets heavy on the accelerator triggered is a trigger on a gun a 4,000 pound gun yes sir I will fine Adams thanks you soon is that all that's all good luck thank you sir spy just a little faster a tiny bit faster this gun would have blown up in my face next right over there how'd you make out of the hearing mr. Brent oh pretty well they put me on probation for the rest of the year you don't seem very worried about it I got enough to worry about all right I get one more ticket they'll take my license away from me so old horsepower Harry's gonna have to slow down a bit oh good well maybe we can help each other you drive that new highway to over in City a lot don't you yeah I got my last two tickets there yeah I know it's right on the record here how the accident rate is very high on I do stretchy Road Highway Patrol is investigating causes and cures you got any ideas well you know how it is with a good Highway the average drivers bound to speed up a bit see this gun isn't loaded is it no go on what take a look at it Thanks yeah I haven't seen one of these since my army days you say the average drivers bound to speed up a little bit on a good Highway you had four violations in 10 months you call that average driving mr. Brent no but at least I haven't had an accident you handle a car the way a handle a gun you'll have one quick I'm sorry mr. Matthews I wasn't aiming it at anything you said it wasn't loaded I could have been wrong which wouldn't even take the trouble to find out you're a guy who takes everything for granted you make my job a tough one no honest mr. Matthews I'm not here oh you're not he didn't bother to find out who the gun was loaded yet about an accident so it's alright to play with guns or drive 15 20 miles an hour over the speed limit oh really I got news for you you carry a loaded gun every time you get behind the wheel of your car you're a potential killing what you won't believe it well one of these days you're gonna find out and I'm afraid you're gonna find out the hard way harry brent was back on the highways his next stop was Overland City a very important sales meeting say officer you're not really gonna give me a ticket for that are you yes sir I am and driver's license please look officer I've been following that truck for miles 2025 miles an hour I have to be in Overland City by 3:30 sorry sir you crossed over the double line when you passed that truck you're going over a bridge and around the curve of an oncoming car I'd been on out of the line but there was no oncoming car you couldn't know that sir trucks like that shouldn't be allowed on a two-lane highway drive this route often mr. Brent yes I use it all the time and you should know sir that this road becomes a four-lane highway just to run the next curve pushing your luck mr. Brent this time it's a citation maybe a funeral any period of selective enforcement is bound to bring results but no amount of traffic checks or concentrated patrolling can cure the driver who refuses to recognize his own faults harry brent was one such driver and as a result and paid his second visit to the Department of Motor Vehicles well how was it what happened suspension 60 days no all right baby take over next 60 days here my chauffeur he won't cover as much ground with me driving you might lose your lead as top salesman netted me no bonus yes yes I got me into this I got no influence at City Hall's oh yeah wait a minute maybe I have what that's worth a try anyway come on move over how are we going to see your husband's influential friends come on I'm afraid you misunderstood me mr. Brent well I said I hoped we could help each other I was referring to the accidents on his highways Steve taken my license away from me mr. Matthews for 60 days that's like taking money out of my pocket food out of my family's mouth couldn't you possibly drive your husband on his business trips mrs. Brent yes I could of course Harry doesn't think I'm the greatest driver in the world he calls me cautious Clara don't let him bully you into his way of thinking a good driver is necessarily a fast driver listen mr. Matthews I know you got sort me the last time but well I've realized a lot of things things would be different I promise if you could just get my license back the Highway Patrol can't tell the motor vehicle department ought to run its business you must have some influence down there no all this department can do is submit information and make recommendations Oh couldn't you recommend some kind of action for me I already have I recommend it they suspend your license can't you speed up a bit honey no the speed limits 55 my limits 45 look mr. B it's only been 10 days you're gonna give me the business already oh sorry Clara just hoping we could get the silver with today now I'll have to make it tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow Saturday I know I was sort of planning on getting my hair down tomorrow well it's okay george'll Carter's gonna be off tomorrow he said he could drive me down oh good my hair's been a mess now what looks like another one of those rug checks oh great oh my ever gonna make it living at this rate all right morning how much you check through today we're clocked about 600 since 9:00 a.m. many citations not to money considering can't take a look gets less every day accident rates down about 80% that's better than you expected isn't it yeah let's hope the rest of the cars on my supply figures hello yeah George where you been boy I've been ready for 15 minutes what what yeah yeah see no no I'll figure something out hmm okay bye hi hi he can't make it Mildred's sick what are those attacks she's always getting what are you gonna do call somebody else I guess can't you go down to silver wood on Monday no I postponed this thing too many times already okay okay don't get so upset well even if I wanted to postpone it I couldn't it's too late to cancel the appointment now only I could what are you doing calling the hairdresser oh don't be silly you have a right to have at least one day yourself look mr. Brent I happen to have great plans for that bonus you're going to win you haven't even had your breakfast yet so we'll stop on the road mm-hmm first the morning traffic check right here Johnson okay usual time periods no we can traffic's us a little later let's make it 9:00 to 12:00 noon okay what about the others they have to noon post one over here make that four to seven so we can catch the late traffic coming to the city from here make this one temp we have the Midnight's you got it right how long we keep the highway under selected enforcement I will see what the weekend brings maybe our problem Drive is a surprise you all right Patrol with you come on really do if you think you're going to be late for the appointment I can get something to eat in silver wood no no there's a little place up the road here on the Left I don't want this outfit to think I'm too anxious to make the sale anyway bad psychology morning good morning good morning good for a fast break well we have sweet loaves hotcakes waffles ooh ah Dee what is it what happened your Johnson oh oh oh Harry what do we do we just have to get you another pair that's all look I'm sure the management will pay your forum it was all my fault really and I know they'll make it right for you I can't drive without them I can't see 10 feet away without my glasses well listen isn't there some place around here we can get these fixed no sir silver woods the closest and that's 18 miles that's great just great what are we gonna do Clara we can't just stay here there are taxis service around here just in silver wood they don't like to come out this far well how about a bus there must be a bus along as I way oh yes sir the next bus comes by it 11:20 oh that's fine my appointments 10 o'clock Harry why don't you call them I'm sure they'd understand if you'd explain what happened sure sure explain explain explain that's all I've been doing to my clients explaining why I'm late explaining why I can't make it today may I please make it tomorrow oh come on let's get out of here don't be silly Harry you know I can't drive without my glasses you don't have to I'll Drive Harry Rickie's honey you can't drive without a license suppose you get stopped look it's only 18 miles to Silverwood we'll be there in a half-hour chances are we won't even see a cop in that time it's all very simple well I'm with my customer you can have your new glasses made up if we have to we'll stay overnight then you can drive home with your new glasses okay Harry wait a minute wait one more minute please could I have the Highway Patrol please yep Enya said you'd only be a minute called Highway Patrol you what I called the Highway Patrol and I told them what happened and the officer said that they'd call us back as soon as they could contact one of their cars in this neighborhood for crying out loud how simple did you get sure they'll call us back here and they'll send a car for us and they'll take us to headquarters and we'll fill out a million forms and they'll give us a lecture by that time we'll be two o'clock tomorrow afternoon and I'm not waiting Harry please they'll be calling back any minute look Clara I'm going to be in silver but before they call back and before they find out who called Harry please are you going with me or aren't you instead a call from communications what's the matter trouble not exactly some woman just phoned and said she and her husband are in a hurry to get the silver wood he has no driver's license she just broke her glasses can't drive without him where are they the tip top cafe that's about four miles from here well if they can be that conscientious so can we call communications don't leak all the cafe and have the people waiting anybody call the Highway Patrol from here well yes sir aren't they outside there was a man and a lady she broke her dress I mean I broke him I'm from the Highway Patrol you know where they went no sir the Highway Patrol just phoned here these people they leave a message their names anything she said she couldn't drive without her glasses and he couldn't drive without a license so so they're driving now oh that's just fine they've gone I hope they found themselves a driver here are you going to fast they ever do catch up with me ill end up in jail you really fixed me with that phone call Harry you should have waited it's too late now all I can do is try to get the silver what before they catch up with me three four hey 114 right three one one four 1179 at Kirkwood highway in fuller Avenue station wagon ambulance on-scene 3114 ten-four slow down is just ahead the Matthews house my wife miss her side of the car you bashed in you know she's not going to know no she won't die but she's not gonna walk for a long time but it wasn't my fault sure it was he had control of the car wouldn't happen I wish I could feel sorry for you I really wish I could feel sorry for you poor guy he still got the traffic court to face yeah but he's already had his punishment he's got a lifetime sentence of living with himself next week's case handled by the Highway Patrol is a very exciting one we hope you'll be with us until then remember the careless driver isn't driving his car he's aiming it this is robbery Crawford saying see you next week

Channel: Foxeema Classic TV 2

Views: 668,561

Rating: 4.7124124 out of 5

Keywords: Highway Patrol (TV Program), 1950s, Driving, Classic

Id: sGiRTbI4pbU

Length: 26min 15sec (1575 seconds)

Published: Wed Jun 04 2014