You Can’t Start Too Young

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1896

Date Released

4 Oct 1965

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: You Can’t Start Too Young. DESCRIPTION: At a school in Harrow a scheme has been introduced by the Automobile Association teaching senior pupils about road safety - from road signs to vehicle maintenance. Also an auto-rodeo near Brussels. Drivers from Belgium, Holland, Germany and England took part with cars from the scrap yard. The winner was a Dutchman, driving car No 88. SHOTLIST: Harrow - MS teacher pointing out new road sign. MCU same. MS pupils at their desks. CU girl pupil. CU boy pupil. CU hand turning the pages of the Highway Code. CU worn tyre. CU girl pupil. MS AA instructor picking crank shaft up and showing it to the pupils. MCU ditto. Pan AA instructor showing girl pupil car controls. CU AA instructor. TS AA instructor and girl pupil. Pan all the pupils with a policeman in the playground. CU sign on top of car. MS policeman and boy pupil get into car. CU boy pupil working clutch and accelerator to pull away. MS car pulls away. CU policeman gives the pupil instructions. CU pupil driving the car. MS pan car being driven by boy pupil. Brussels - MS pan stock cars racing on grass track. MS same. MS pan same. MLS ditto. MS pan car 88 overtaking another. MS pan car 5 overtaking car 103. MS cars crash on a corner. MS fireman spraying foam onto a burning car. MS tractor towing car off field. MS pan stockcars racing. LS pan ditto. LS one car overtakes another. MLS pan ditto. MS car racing. MLS pan the winner No 88 racing.

Keywords

Education and training

Locations

Belgium; Brussels; Harrow; Middlesex

Footage sources

France

Card file number

90251

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner
Camera: Ronald E. Collins

Length of story (in feet)

165

Story extras:

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