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title: 'Obey your safety patrol: a good soldier obeys all commands'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/obey-your-safety-patrol-aaa-1942/
description: Two-colour sheet with a saluting soldier in uniform beside the words 'Obey your safety patrol' and a circular picture of a school safety patrol boy holding
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# Obey your safety patrol: a good soldier obeys all commands

Two-colour sheet with a saluting soldier in uniform beside the words 'Obey your safety patrol' and a circular picture of a school safety patrol boy holding back three schoolchildren at a kerb; the top line reads 'A good soldier obeys all commands'. The technique is transfer: the soldier's authority and the idea of military obedience are carried onto a school traffic patrol.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
A GOOD SOLDIER OBEYS ALL COMMANDS
OBEY
YOUR
SAFETY
PATROL
© AAA
S. S. P. No. 142
Copyright 1942
American Automobile Association
Safety & Traffic Engineering Dept.
"VICTORY HEROES" SERIES
Accidents Are Avoidable
Alertness Avoids Accidents
```

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