| PEDESTRIAN SAFETY DEVICE DEMONSTRATED Automobile Safety Net for Pedestrians | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6274 | |
| Catalog #: | 369671 | |
| Clip Number: | 369671-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 493 E | |
| Timecode: | 01:50:22 - 01:50:42 | |
| Location: | Berlin, Germany | |
| Year Shot: | 1927 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INVENTIONS: Safety INVENTIONS: Testing LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Germany, Berlin SAFETY: Road TRANSPORTATION: Safety/Testing | |
| Description: | PEDESTRIAN SAFETY DEVICE DEMONSTRATED Trial of a protective net attached to the front of an automobile for the safety of any pedestrians the car might attack. Berlin, Germany Shot looking straight up the road where the "victim" stands in the middle of the road in front of an approaching automobile; several men stand at side watching. Automobile hits the "victim" from behind, but he is scooped up in a curved net attached on a padded frame & mounted on the front of the car - -the device looks like a rope chair crossed with a soccernet ; man's hat flies off but he himself is unscathed - -in fact he looks like he's quite enjoying himself ! Next; a side view of this safety invention in action; The car is going rather fast at the moment of impact; but again it scoops him up unharmed & he rides away in the safety net w/ his legs sticking straight out | |
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