| A TRAVERS PARIS (aka FRENCH BUS DRIVERS MEDICAL AND DRIVING TEST) Paris bus drivers receive lots of training before they are allowed out on the streets. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7513 |
| Catalog #: | 317931 | |
| Clip Number: | 317931-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 147 A | |
| Timecode: | 01:15:57 - 01:19:06 | |
| Location: | Paris, France. | |
| Year Shot: | 1930 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | EDUCATION & SCHOOLS: Driving HEALTH AND MEDICINE: Examinations & Tests LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France, Paris TRANSPORTATION: Traffic Scenes TRANSPORTATION/MASS TRANSIT: Buses & Coaches | |
| Description: | A TRAVERS PARIS (aka FRENCH BUS DRIVERS MEDICAL AND DRIVING TEST - TRAFFIC IN PARIS) Paris bus drivers receive lots of training before they are allowed out on the streets. Paris, France. Good travel and Point of Views shots around the city. Good street and traffic scenes. Shots on board a bus. A bus driver undergoes a medical test. He is weighed, his height is measured. His grip, blood pressure and lung capacity is measured. His lungs are x-rayed and his eyes are checked. He is tested on a mock up steering wheel. His reactions are tested using some weird device. Various tests are carried out all to show his aptitude to drive a bus around Paris. He uses an early simulator to learn how to drive correctly. Film of a bus out and about in Paris. Testing out a skid pan and by having dummies thrown in front of the bus. More shots of bus drivers at work. | |
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