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Riding your bicycle [Junior Road Safety Series Episode 6]

Australia, 1971

Film
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Made in 1971, this training film from the Commonwealth Film Unit is particularly interesting due to the lack of helmets and lycra we see everywhere on the road in 2014. The film teaches people how to ride safely and to try and avoid accidents by showing some examples of cycling gone wrong. Source: NFSA Film Australia Collection.

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Previously on display

22 April 2019

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Credits

director
producer
production company

Kenneth S Cox Productions

Duration

00:09:23:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1971

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2002982

Language

English

Audience classification

Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Safety education, Industrial

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Bicycles

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Road safety

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Traffic safety

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Safety education

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Road safety

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Traffic safety

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Traffic safety and children

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Bicycles

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Cycling

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Cycling - Safety measures

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Cyclists

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Collected

2 times

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