Bicycle Today - Automobile Tomorrow (1969)
1969 · Ephemeral film · 10 min
Synopsis
Shows graphically how one should check his bike for mechanical soundness and how to keep it in good running condition. Pictures a boy and a girl demonstrating the importance of knowing the correct bicycle rules and regulations before riding in traffic and how to ride safely.
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- Running time
- 10 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Ahhh how times have changed! · Spuzz · 2005-05-10
In this Sid Davis film, bicyclists are shown to be polite, obey the rules of the road, and respect the right of ways of pedestrians and other vehicles. Kind of bizarre when you look at it now, as it seems bicyclists (well, ok not all of them) do everything that is NOT explained in this film nowadays. Anyways, the kid in the film drives a rather cool 'corvette' bicycle, (worth 850 bucks today) and has an inappropiate attachment to police officers. How cool is that?
★★★★ · I enjoyed this rundown on bicycle maintenance · Framan · 2005-06-11
I quite enjoyed this summary of caring for your bicycle and knowing the rules of the road. The B&W era footage was also a blast.