A Boat is Not a Car (1973)

This educational film demonstrates boat safety rules and practice by following a couple as they buy a boat and required equipment, register it with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and take it out on the lake for the first time. On the lake, the couple learns all the ways a boat is not a car as they discover the ins and outs of getting the boat out on the water, learn traffic rules for the water, and the woman learns to drive the boat! A State Game Warden also stops to help the couple when they’re stuck in a shallow area and perform a routine check of their boat’s required equipment and engine.