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No Hands

Date released

28 Jan 1963

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

422

NoS ID

121333

Story no

2 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: A car goes along a country road and the driver sits holding a newspaper with both hands and reading it as he races along. Dangerous driving? No, the safety-plans for tomorrow’s motoring...

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Research for Roads

Date released

27 Oct 1960

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

60/87

NoS ID

109421

Story no

3 / 5

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

Spectacular skids enliven Government road-safety tests

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All Change

Date released

1950

Series name

Cinegazette

Issue no

8

NoS ID

349269

Story no

1 / 3

BTF Summary - a piece on the first stage of the replacement of trams with RT buses BFI synopsis: Looks at the demise of the trams and research into making the transport system more efficient. Trams in a...

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Traffic Jam Testing

Date released

Jun 1968

Series name

Roundabout

Issue no

73

NoS ID

327858

Story no

2 / 5

COI synopsis: Traffic problems investigated at Britain’s Road Research Laboratory.

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An Eye on Your Wheels

Date released

12 Jan 1959

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1545

NoS ID

022802

Story no

4 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: An Eye on Your Wheels Vauxhall Motors. DESCRIPTION: Research engineers at a car factory are now using a television camera to help in their work. An aerial on the roof is connected to a...

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Road Research

Date released

24 May 1971

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2190

NoS ID

028856

Story no

5 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Road Research. DESCRIPTION: A look at the work being carried out by the Road Research Laboratory. The latest development in the Channel Tunnel project - computerised taxis for the...

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Speed and Safety

Date released

24 Sep 1964

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1842A

NoS ID

025689

Story no

4 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Speed and Safety. DESCRIPTION: Stirling Moss was at Blackbushe to see a British Dragsters team competing against the Americans. Dragsters sprint cars, costing up to 8,000 pounds, are...

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If You Drink - Don’t Drive

Date released

7 Dec 1964

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1853

NoS ID

025782

Story no

5 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: If You Drink - Don’t Drive. DESCRIPTION: Last Christmas over a hundred and thirty people were killed on the roads. Many the result of drunken driving. The Road Research Laboratory is...

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Road to Safety

Date released

4 May 1961

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1665A

NoS ID

024094

Story no

5 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Road to Safety. DESCRIPTION: The question is - why does one car pull up quicker than the other in this experiment? The answer is in the tyres. Both cars apply their brakes at the same...

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Testing - Testing

Date released

23 Feb 1967

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1968A

NoS ID

026778

Story no

1 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Testing - Testing. DESCRIPTION: Transport Minister Mrs Barbara Castle visits MIRA, the Motor Industry’s Research Centre near Nuneaton. SHOTLIST: GV sign MIRA on gate. GV MIRA...

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