VINTAGE BICYCLE RIDING SAFETY FILM "CRAZY RIDER" 51174

This vintage bicycle safety film dates to the 1940s and was produced in the United Kingdom in an era when bicycles were in more common use as transportation. The film shows various accident scenarios in city traffic, using the story of a boy named Henry to show how improper riding techniques can endanger pedestrians, riders and drivers. The film begins with a barker narrating a story about a bicycle rider who is named Henry. At mark 0:42, Henry is seen with his father at a bicycle shop and they test the brake and other functions of the bike. He nods his head that he is prepared to be the buyer. Now Henry’s face lights up with joy. At mark 1:00, he carries the bike and placed it on the road and start to ride. Henry sails along till he meets Jim and Bill at mark 1:30 and they all headed for a nasty spill. At mark 1:50, they do a silly trick, and all hold each other’s arms and keep riding. At mark 2:00, the boys fall off their bikes with wheels spinning. Henry sees his bike on the ground and stands up to pick it up. At mark 2:20, they went on riding. They kept on biking recklessly. At mark 2:54, Henry crashes into a vegetable seller. At mark 3:10, he rides with a friend at the back. At mark 3:43, he kept on riding his bike recklessly not caring for pedestrians. At mark 3:50, he drove thru a traffic light without regarding the signs and is about to crash into an old couple. At mark 4:10, Henry didn’t read signs to halt and collided with a bus and his bike is damaged. The passengers came around him and all faces were grim up as they mentioned his name. at mark 5:00, he is seen at the court as he is juried by the judge. The battered cycle lies on the table. At mark 5:30, the witnesses are called on to testify against him. The driver also talks at mark 6:10. At mark 6:25, Henry testifies. At mark 6:40, the judge says the blame lies with Henry and the verdict is spoken at mark 7:35. He is guilty and was asked not to ride for two long years -- now he will have to walk. At mark 7:50, the judge admonishes riders to be careful and always bike safely. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference." This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com