The Patient pedestrian

Australia, 1957

Film
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Filmed in Sydney, this short safety trailer tells of the work the Road Safety Council is attempting to do to make the crossing of busy streets safe for the pedestrian. Commentary by Russ Tyson.

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Credits

production company

Australian Commonwealth Film Unit

Australian Road Safety Council

Duration

00:01:53:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1957

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

312775

Language

English

Subject categories

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Pedestrians - Safety measures

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Road safety

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Traffic safety

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Safety education

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

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

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

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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