Aquaplaning Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1964)

Birmingham, West Midlands. Various tests are made on tires at the base of a tire manufacturer in Birmingham. Man tests his tire pressure. Various shots of a car aquaplaning on a wet road. Tires are subjected to various tests. C/Us of the machinery used to test the tires. Various shots of technicians and of their measuring equipment. C/U of draftsmen at the drawing board designing new grip pattern. Car is subjected to an emergency stop. With his brand new tires the driver doesn’t skid. Narrator explains the hazards of aquaplaning. Cuts exist - see separate record. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1