A Fair cop

A film, for young people to see, that emphasises road safety for cyclists. The film is a fictional dramatisation of a policeman on patrol who encounters some careless riders.

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Credits

director

Craig Kirchner

co-producer

John Cruthers

Steven Salgo

production company

Film Victoria

Seon Film Productions

Duration

00:14:40:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1984

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016753

Language

English

Subject categories

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Road safety

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Traffic safety

Documentary

Documentary → Docudrama

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Safety education

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

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

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

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Cycling - Safety measures

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Cyclists

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1984

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