The Highway Code

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1346A
Date Released
24 Mar 1955
Date submitted
18 Mar 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The New Highway Code. DESCRIPTION: The importance of the new Highway Code in connection with road safety is emphasised by the Minister of Transport, Mr Boyd-Carpenter. SHOTLIST: The Transport Minister seen in CU (Mr Boyd-Carpenter) and speaks to the Newsreels. Slip-pan to London Bridge where crowds of pedestrians are seen running & walking. CU of peoples’ feet crossing the Bridge. CU of the red sign Accident on the front of an LCC ambulance. GV the ambulance negotiating heavy London traffic. CU The Highway Code pages being turned over. GV traffic in Shaftesbury Avenue. CU buses’ wheels going by. Final GV London Bridge.
Keywords
Politics and government
Locations
London; London Bridge
Footage sources
Paramount Rota
Card file number
63106
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Peter Brown
Length of story (in feet)
161
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Highway Code', British Movietone News Issue No. 1346A, 24 Mar 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19938 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)