Look, Signal, Manoeuvre (1965) Public Information Film Motorcycle safety

I corrected the aspect ratio, The bikes looked bad with oval wheels! Motorcycle road safety PIF from 1965 - a road-safety film contrasting the standard of riding between two twenty-year-old motorcyclists. Produced by Associated British Pathé for the then Ministry of Transport. With thanks to Andy W (youtube) Set in an around Harrow and Wembley, London, this Public Information Film concerns motorcycle road safety by following the journey to work of Tom, who follows road safety procedures, and his friend, who does not. The commentator is PHILIP JAMES, Production is HARRY FIELD, the cast are unknown. 00:00 The film opens showing Tom and his friend as young children in woodland, riding their tricycles. There is a quick timeline as they grow up as Tom switches between a child’s bicycle, a larger bicycle, and lastly, a Matchless Motorcycle. Tom’s friend comes along on his Triumph Tiger cub motorcycle and proceeds to ride and slide recklessly around the woodland. 01:03
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