Wonderful bicycle safety films collection from the past. These films used to be shown in schools all across America to teach bicycle riders the rules of the road. To ride a bike safely just follow a few golden rules, always hand signal well before turning, follow all traffic regulations, maintain your bicycle, and keep alert!! Well…If these films dont make you laugh nothing will.
Included Films:
Drive Your Bicycle
Drive Your Bicycle
Produced: 1955
Length: 10 Minutes
Drive Your Bike is a strange blend of a driving safety and bicycle safety instructional films rolled into one! An adorable young tyke tells his father all about a nifty school program where the children learn to drive their bikes – the idea being to learn the rules of driving a car while operating their bicycles. Interspersed throughout are some hilarious shots of kids riding on the hoods of cars and other odd auto pranks illustrated to dissuade people from performing them. The film has even more value since it contains beautiful 1950s footage of southern California (specifically Burbank and Glendale). Drive Your Bike is a fantastic old video with many different layers of value.
One Got Fat
One Got Fat
Produced: 1963
Length: 15 Minutes
Planet of the apes on wheels! One of the strangest and most entertaining bicycle safety videos ever made, One Got Fat is a bizarre concoction of 1960s goofball childrens antics. The film poses many startling questions: for instance, why is it necessary for all the kids in this movie to wear monkey masks and tails while they go out on reckless bike rides? Bordering on surrealism, the masked youths meet various terrible fates as they get hit by trucks and fall down holes – though theres no violence at all and the mood is humorous and cartoon-like throughout. One Got Fat is a must see film for anyone interested in the fascinatingly unusual cinema that was produced in the 1960s.
You and Your Bicycle
You and Your Bicycle
Produced: 1948
Length: 8 Minutes
You and Your Bicycle is a prototypical 1940s safety film that features historical value and timeless cycling tips. Shot in beautiful post World War II California, the film traverses the San Francisco landscapes with cute young kids on their bikes. The safety tips and funny simulated bike accidents keep the film moving, making it an enjoyable viewing experience. Take a trip back in time with You and Your Bicycle!
Bicycle Today, Automobile Tomorrow
Bicycle Today, Automobile Tomorrow
Produced: 1969
Length: 10 Minutes
This bike safety film, set in the early sixties suburbia, brings back memories for those who grew up with Schwinn bicycles. The film goes over the basic rules of bike maintenance, proper equipment, and the rules for riding on the roads along side traffic. In the (not so true) world of this film, kids spend hours on bike maintenance, respect the rules of the road, and always yield to pedestrians. But this is a reflection of the conservative mentality in the 1960s, and thus provides historical insight. Bicycle Today, Automobile Tomorrow is a no-nonsense film that provides timeless tips on safe riding.
