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Be a Good Cyclist
Invaluable advice for the careful cyclist in a quintessentially British safety film.
Public Information Filler 1950 3 mins
Overview
Halt means Stop! Never cut corners, signal clearly and never ride more than two abreast! The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents never rested from its task of highlighting the risks of Britain's roads. This early postwar safety film - unusually for 1950, shot in colour - hammers home its worthy message with only a hint of finger-wagging...
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