Extending Our Vision: Tyre Prints

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

221

Date Released

1978

Length of issue (in feet)

523

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Extending Our Vision: Tyre Prints
2. 2Extending Our Vision: Baby Eyes
3. 3Extending Our Vision: Video Mind

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

COI synopsis: A tyre leaves microscopic quantities of rubber residues as it passes; a trail that’s invisible to the unaided eye. A new technique makes this tell-tale trace clearly visible so that tyre prints can be taken. These tyre prints are as unique as human finger prints, and allow the police to track down and identify a wanted car.

Keywords

Science and technology; Police; Motor vehicles; Crime

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 55 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/221

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Phone

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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