For Better Driving, Keep to the Right! It's the Safest Place on the Road, 1940-1942

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Artifact Overview

Automobile accidents and fatalities continued to climb in the 1930s. Insurance companies and other safety advocates searched for ways to make driving safer. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company distributed posters urging motorists to drive safely. Illustrators of this poster encouraged drivers to "Keep to the Right!"--the safest place on the road.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Poster

Date Made

1940-1942

Subject Date

1940-1942

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.440.5

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black (Color)
Orange (Color)
White (Color)

Dimensions

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