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Only a Fool Breaks the Second Rule - Hospital
A mysterious shadowy figure reminds us all that death awaits the fool who breaks the two second rule
Overview
A shadowy man in black warns viewers of the perils of forgetting to follow the simple two second rule - that is, keeping a sufficient distance from the car ahead when driving. Directed by John Krish, who made numerous similarly macabre films, this is one of three public information films produced as a series on public road safety. The images from the series may no longer be familiar to everyone, but the slogan is still in use today.
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