Road Safety 1955 Style

[zardoz]

Found this on Visordown today, just had to share. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUxRmDHeE44...layer_embedded#!

[drumwrecker]

It's great.
It brought back some memories for me as I was 15 at the time and three years later got my first bike a 125cc ex GPO BSA Bantam a D3 I think.
Just look at all the different road surfaces and tram lines.
Riding on a wooden block road was scary in the wet and ride in the gutter in the snow as there might be some gravel for more grip, Brilliant.

[LewisBlackburn]

Quite interesting [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

[Robodene]

"I was 15 at the time "

What a hoot! I was 15 too and very soon bought my 1940s Ariel 350. I had one of those white helmets. Note the right foot down on stopping - gear lever was on the correct side in those days (still occasionally comes back to me, that one). And I spotted the car that came much later in life. What about those coat tails flapping around!

[peterkelly]

Magic!!!

Obviously it was many, many years before I was born but I have heard mighty tales of those brave souls who rode in those distant days of yore.

Young Pete

[Rallyist]

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Obviously it was many, many years before I was born but I have heard mighty tales of those brave souls who rode in those distant days of yore.

Young Pete<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->


Still dreaming tho Pete. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rotflmmfao.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rotflmmfao.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rotflmmfao.gif[/img]

[dandywarhol]

That was great - I was still on the bittie at that time.

I liked the bit about chain tension - obviously the TDM hadn't been thought of at that point - the one which was hanging off looked ideal for an 850 [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

[zardoz]

I could be wrong, but that looks like young Pete crossing the road at 0.42 in his woolie hoodie.

[peterkelly]

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Curses, you spotted me!

Mind you I looked young for me age ... I was 6 in 1955 (...... and NUFC won their last 'real' trophy, the FA Cup [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif[/img] )


Pete

[shaftdrive]

liked the idea of the 2 small mirrors on the edges of the screen

[aircooled68]

I remember horsemans in the early 80 s top of London road they used to stock ducati ,laverda guzzies and kawasaki,was really old fashion shop.... Top find [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/good.gif[/img]

[johnd]

I was a bit young then but very good and it mite a bit old BUT a lot of the hints and tip
still apply to day, dad told me over the tram line and wood set in Liverpool.

[starkmojo]

great vid thanks for sharing

[charlietbird]

I love these old info films. Everyone in them is so"chap"!

Charlie [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

[masterbrewer]

Great find, thanks for sharing [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/good.gif[/img]

Found this one too, a 70's safety film

Love the eyecatching nature at the 5.20 mark [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yeahyeahyeah.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rotflmmfao.gif[/img]

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