Formations (1936)

Synopsis

Most marvel at how close formation fliers go about their maneuvers, but what everyday drivers on the road are required to do are much the same in needing to know where other vehicles on the road within close proximity are. But while a precision flyer knows what his fellow formation fliers beside him are going to do, a driver on the road may not know the driver in the cars close to him, and can only go by the rules of the road to guide him. A driver should try to view his situation much like the flyer from a bird's eye perspective while still paying attention to what he himself is doing. The four vehicle formation that any driver should always be constantly aware of is himself, the vehicle in front of him, the vehicle behind him, and the unknown/unseen vehicle around any corner. Several on road situations and the four vehicles involved are then shown.