https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/ab7e98e5-f446-4d5c-a1a4-4281b8541e6f Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Website: www.PeriscopeFilm.com Dating to 1956, "Knowing is Not Enough" is a United States Steel (USS) safety training film. The film explores the critical role of human behavior and decision-making in preventing accidents, both in a professional setting (car racing), in daily life and when working at USS. It highlights the concept that merely knowing safety procedures is insufficient; one must act on that knowledge. The film uses the narrative of an amateur USS race car team, "The Four Aces", whose driver crashes due to a series of seemingly minor oversights and impulsive decisions by the crew. This incident becomes a catalyst for their boss in the USS loading yard to introduce a new safety campaign centered on identifying and overcoming "imps" – Impatience, Impulsive, Improvising, and Impunity – which are states of mind that lead people to disregard safety knowledge. Accidents are often caused by these "imps" overriding one's better judgment, and that recognizing and combating them is essential for safety. 00:00 Main titles missing. The film opens at Thompson Raceway, where Mike, Pete, and Dave are working on their MG race car. Mike expresses concern about the car's handling, feeling it's "sloppy in the turns."0:59 They realize they need feeler gauges to properly adjust the wheel, but they are back at the garage. Pete insists on a quick fix, and the driver, Eddie Fitzgerald, is eager to race. 2:45 As the race is called, they rush to get car number 44 onto the course. Dave is sent to borrow feeler gauges last minute, but it's too late.4:09 Just before the race starts, a loose lock nut on the steering gear is noticed.4:32 The race begins, car 44 takes an early lead. Mike worries about the hastily assembled wheel.5:52 Eddie goes off the shoulder, indicating a problem. Mike realizes "something's tying up" and wants Eddie to come in.7:05 Eddie's car crashes and he is injured, stopping the race.7:47 Mike, Pete, and Dave anxiously await news about Eddie. They plan to donate blood.8:44 The team reports the incident to their boss at USS, Mr. Hansen.9:13 Mike, frustrated, suggests that if a "yellow flag" could be flown 10 seconds before an accident, there would never be any.9:46 Mr. Hansen finds Mike's comment insightful, revealing a new safety campaign: "Knowing is Not Enough."10:22 Mr. Hansen explains that people often know how to avoid accidents but fail to act due to "imps" – Impatience, Impulsive, Improvising, and Impunity.11:49 Accidents happen when "something in your mind that's stronger than what you know" takes over.12:17 Mike blames his impatience. Pete admits forgetting a cotter key, blaming his oversight.12:50 Pete admits he "was gambling on a guy's life."15:05 Pete recounts a personal "yellow flag" experience that saved him from a train.16:42 Mike still blames himself for Eddie's crash. Dave then admits he forgot to replace the cotter key, found in his laundry.17:38 They realize, "between us, we really screwed it up for the guy. He never had a chance."18:03 They reflect on Red Hansen's "imps" and the idea that "it's not enough just to know."18:48 Mike's wife, Helen, almost falls, and Mike intervenes, having seen the "yellow flag" warning. 20:46 Pete and Dave also share similar "yellow flag" experiences, where internal visions warned them of consequences.21:30 They reflect on their collective responsibility for Eddie's accident.22:00 They receive news that Eddie is conscious.22:23 Eddie apologizes for smashing the car 23:04 Eddie confesses he misjudged a curve, went off the backstretch, and hit something, causing the car to shimmy. 23:56 The team realizes they've all been blaming themselves. They apply Red Hansen's "imps" to their actions: Mike's impatience, Pete's impulsiveness, Dave's improvising, and Eddie's impunity.25:01 They conclude, "We all knew better than to do what we did. But knowing's not enough."25:08 Eddie expresses gratitude for his luck, stating he'll be driving again next year. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. 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