British Railways operate thousands of road vehicles. Keeping them trouble-free and accident-free depends to a large extent upon the way they are handled by their drivers. The film shows typical delivery routes being covered by a lorry and by a “mechanical horse” and trailer, and some of the many circumstances in which care, common sense and alertness on the part of the driver can prevent accidents.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320987
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Motor vehicles
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Road safety
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Traffic accidents
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Traffic accidents - Prevention
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation - Great Britain
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Truck driving
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Trucking
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Automobile driver education
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Road safety
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Traffic accidents - Prevention
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)