Road to Safety

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1665A
Date Released
4 May 1961
Date submitted
2 Apr 1961
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Aussie Tour Opens
  2. 2A Plane for the Boss
  3. 3Flying Fists at Wembley
  4. 4Ahead of Fashion
  5. 5Road to Safety

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
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 instant, but the second car (using the special tread rubber) beats the one with ordinary tyres every time. Lord Hailsham, Minister for Science, was present, when a car gave a demonstration, fitted with two coils in front, and a small electronic unit in the back. There’s a guide wire buried in the road. Another demonstration, here at the Road Research track in Berkshire, also made use of the guide-wire. This time, the car actually steered itself! A case of look, no hands. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS Citroen. GV cars stop on skid pan. MCU tyre. CU tyre. MS brake test. MS same. MS another. MCU Minister of Science. MS radar coils on front of car. CU same. MS electronic control in car. CU same. MS man covers windscreen. MS men in car drive off. MS interior car, man driving. CU Barber’s Pole (steering device). MS same. MS car driven past. MS Citroen. MS interior man driving without use of hands. CU special steering instrument. CU steering wheel turns unaided. MS driver reads newspaper. MS car drives off.
Keywords
Politics and government; Transport; Science and technology
Locations
England; Berkshire; Crowthorne; Transport and Road Research Laboratory
Card file number
82428
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera
Michael Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
123
Story extras:
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