| NO HANDS The Road Research Laboratory carries out vital tests to increase car safety. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6113 |
| Catalog #: | 303641 | |
| Clip Number: | 303641-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 422 | |
| Timecode: | 01:11:08 - 01:13:11 | |
| Location: | Crowthorne, Berkshire. | |
| Year Shot: | 1963 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | INVENTIONS: Safety INVENTIONS: Transportation LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Berkshire SAFETY: Road TRANSPORTATION/AUTOMOBILE: Misc | |
| Description: | NO HANDS (aka CAR DRIVEN BY RADAR AND SAFETY BELTS TESTED) The Road Research Laboratory carries out vital tests to increase car safety. Crowthorne, Berkshire. M. Tracking shot: Man driving Citroen car along road. MS Man at wheel of car. He removes hand from wheel and brings out newspaper which he starts to open. MS Taken from back seat man opening newspaper and starting to read as car is moving along road. MCU Front of car moving along road towards camera. MS Men behind movie cameras. MS Man fixing cable through hole in back of car which leads into open boot where various electrical gadgets are. MS Man on knee at rear of car at wheel fixing equipment to body of car. MS Man fixing equipment on to side of door interior. MLS Men fixing equipment on to rear of car. Man is leaning by back wheel and another man holding wire leading into boot closes lid of boot and walks back with cable to other car (this is believed to be the automatic clutch switch-over which is switched on when rear car no longer pushes test-car) and hands cable to man in driving seat. MS Two dummies in front seat of test car. Man opens car door and fixes safety belt round dummy. He then adjusts the dummy's head which is painted in contrasting colors. He closes car door and moves away. MS Other side of car. Man moves towards other dummy and fixes belt around it. MCS. Rear of dummy's head. Man's hand turns this round and camera pans to show movie camera fixed to cradle in rear of car interior. MLS Car pushing test car along track. Rear car falls back as test car continues on its way alone. MS Man following car with movie camera. LS Test car moving to- wards wall. Car crashes into wall. Repeat in slow motion. Car moving under own steam along track. It crashes into wall. CU Front wheel of car. Camera pans up to show smashed wing and crushed bonnet. MCS. Two dummies lying in a heap inside car. MS Technical advisers writing down points about car. MCS. Dummies inside car. (crash test) | |
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