The Drunk Driving Test

Produced for the Texas Office of Traffic Safety Administration, this 1968 government film details the effects of intoxication on an individual’s ability to drive—particularly if those individuals are race car drivers. Professional race car drivers serve as test subjects by consuming increasing amounts of bourbon and 7 UP. The driving test demonstrates that even professional drivers fail to competently operate motor vehicles after reaching the point of intoxication. Footage of the initially sober drivers circling the track and dodging pylons starkly contrasts with their clumsy attempts to drive under the influence, despite the drunk drivers efforts to convince the researchers that they were driving sharper.