Tackling Traffic

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1662

Date Released

10 Apr 1961

Date submitted

6 Apr 1961

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tackling Traffic. DESCRIPTION: Wardens - Like so many cities, Leicester has traffic and parking problems of its own. Now traffic wardens, five of them women (the first in Britain), are on the job, helping to sort things out. As you’d expect, courtesy is to be one of their watchwords. A good idea, this, the first lady traffic wardens!. Flyover - After 2 years’ research and a year’s work, the Hammersmith Flyover is now making rapid progress. It’s to be 2,800 feet long and 61 feet wide, to provide dual carriage-ways. Unit by unit, the superstructure is now being built and 4 of the 16 spans are already in position. The flyover is to ease the flow of traffic to the West Country. Daredevils - Another idea for coping with traffic congestion comes from Florida, where daredevil drivers offer their own particular suggestions. It’s all crazy, of course, but you must admit these fellers can drive! SHOTLIST: Key Scene. GV street scene in Leicester. GV same. GV traffic wardens. MS traffic warden walking past cars (woman). MS same. CU warden. CU number plate of car. CU driver in car. MS warden talking to driver. MS sign ‘no waiting’. CU driver. MS warden passes driver card. MCU card motorists guide. MS warden talking to driver. CU driver looking at map. MCU traffic warden walks past. GV Hammersmith Flyover. GV building site. GV same. MS sign ‘London County Council’. GV flyover. GV building site. MS super structure. GV man working on same. MS super structure. CU same. LAS flyover. MS structure. MS same. CU same. LAS steel cable machine. MS steel cable. CU same. GV same running through pillars. GV building site. CU roller bearings. CU same. TS street. GV cars etc. pass under flyover. America - GV daredevil drivers performing. GV same. MS same. MS car on ramp. LAS car leaps through the air. MS car landing on another ramp. MS daredevil performing same trick. LAS same. MLS car drives off ramp. LS daredevils performing. CU same. MS car on five wheels. CU daredevils performing.

Keywords

Transport; Crime

Locations

United States of America; United Kingdom

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

82209

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner
Camera: John Davies

Length of story (in feet)

216

Story extras:

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