Testing Safety Belts

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
520
Date Released
10 Dec 1964
Date recorded
13 Nov 1964
Length of issue (in feet)
701
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
Pathe synopsis: Robots sit it out at the British Standards Institution where safety belts are tested to destruction. There’s a sobering look at the high-speed ramp when dummies, fixed with belts, are rocketed forward into 40 mph crashes.
Keywords
Science and technology; Safety devices; Motor vehicles
Locations
England; Hertfordshire; Hemel Hempstead
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
Richard Norton
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'Testing Safety Belts', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 520, 10 Dec 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/121590 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)