The title is based upon the often used quote from Shakespeare's play 'Hamlet': "To be or not to be."
During the traffic accident involving the student drivers, both cars drive away without ever having an accident report filled out.
Eleventh time Dispatcher is seen. Even though dialogue matches the call, the scene is stock footage.
At the driver's school accident, both cars are the same make and model. The yellow car has silver tape on the word Nova. There is more damage to the red car, it's hood is bent with major damage to the grill. There is absorbent on the ground to soak up any fluids from the cars. When the cars drive away the camera doesn't show front end damage to the red car but both vehicles look undriveable
Stuntman and actor Bobby Porter was 23 years old when he played the boy stuck high up on the bridge.