| TOWARDS ROAD SAFETY Good item about latest in road safety including new flyover and skid pan testing. | ||
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| Catalog #: | 81513 | |
| Clip Number: | 81513-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 61/51 | |
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| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1961 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Roads & Highways LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England | |
| Description: | Towards road safety. Maidenhead (Berkshire), Hammersmith and Finmere. (Oxfordshire). Various shots of the new Maidenhead bypass which is to be part of the M4 to South Wales. C/U of large M4 sign. M/Ss of little boy riding tricycle along closed motorway. L/S of two little boys walking over bridge together which spans the Thames. L/S from inside vehicle moving along motorway. L/S of congested traffic in Maidenhead. L/S of partly completed flyover in Hammersmith. L/Ss of crowds gathering at the end of the flyover watching the last unit being put into place. M/S of Mr Edmonds (Chairman of the London County Council Road Committee). Various shots of flyover under construction. L/S of traffic passing under flyover. L/S of the flyover. L/S of car speeding along and going into a spin on a skid pan in Finmere Oxfordshire. M/S of men watching. L/S of another car spinning. Several more shots of driver showing how to avoid skidding. | |
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