Herb Elliott is shown breaking the four minute mile and discussing his training. Just as poor training and condition can cause an injury which will put a runner out for the season, so a faulty motor and bad driving can put a driver and others out, perhaps for life.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010544
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobile driving
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Road safety
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Traffic accidents - Prevention
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; Access Print (Section 1)