How it happens

Australia, 1952

Film
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The experiences of a small boy, injured in a road accident, are used to emphasise why children should obey the following safety rules: play where it is safe - not on the roadways; look both ways when crossing streets; never ride bicycles more than two abreast; never run out onto roads from behind stationary vehicles.

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production company

Ritter-Jepperson Studios

Victorian Road Safety Division

Duration

00:12:28:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1952

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