Roller skate safely

Illustrates the importance of protective wear in roller skating and also stresses the importance of routine safety and maintenance checks to skates. A variety of skates are shown, with suggestions for purchase or rental. Shows the important basic techniques of how to stop and how to fall.

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Credits

producer/director

Frank Vincent

production company

Fiesta Films

Duration

00:15:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1981

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014937

Language

English

Subject categories

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 12+

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Clothing, Protective

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Outdoor recreation - Safety measures

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Accidents - Prevention

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Clothing, Protective

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Roller-skating

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Safety measures

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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United States, 1981

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