Piles of mangled sheet metal on the asphalt and hearts that suddenly stop beating in the midst of life. This harrowing 1959 documentary confronts the viewer with the darkest and most ruthless side of traffic safety. Richard Wayman blends the aesthetic of educational films of the era with the harsh reality of car accidents. The archival footage flowing across the screen captures a raw, unvarnished horror. Unfiltered, the film shows what remains of that moment when the red lights go out and metal is twisted, dispassionately laying bare the modern world’s fastest killing machine.