“JUST LIKE A CAR” 1972 BIKE RIDING SAFETY FILM w/ BOB BRUSH SONGS XD44824

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This short educational film from 1972 titled “Just Like a Car” features clips of youth-aged cyclists riding around their suburban town woven with historical b-roll footage to detail the evolution of bicycles and the importance of adhering to traffic and safety regulations while riding them. The film was made by Film Loops, Inc. and features a catchy jingle written and produced by Robert (Bob) Brush. Brush is an American writer-producer and composer, best known for his work as executive producer, writer and showrunner of ABC’s “The Wonder Years“. Some of the kids bikes shown include classic Schwinn’s with banana seats and spring forks -- like classic Orange Krates. Landscape of grass field, farm house, and forest while the sound of a car engine plays in the background (0:11). A young woman rides a bike down a rural road (0:31). Opening credits and title page (0:38). Close-up of the young woman as she rides the bike through a rural area while an upbeat jingle plays in the background (0:43). Montage of historical illustrations of bicycles over time like the High Wheeler and Penny Farthing style bicycles among others (1:25-1:49). Vintage b-roll of scenes of old cars and bicycles from the silent comedy films: Men race each other on Penny Farthings (1:50). Race cars (1:55). Bicycle collision (1:56). 1912 Cadillac Touring Editions (2:02). Clips of girls and boys leisurely riding bikes in different scenarios and using hand signals to talk to other vehicles (2:28). Voice over beings (4:00). Clip of Charlie Chaplin (4:03). Clip of basketball game (4:27). Young man surveys his street for traffic before coming down the driveway on his bike, camera follows him as he bikes across his town (4:40). Traffic street signs (5:53). The young man named Bob gets interviewed by Woody Woodford in a locker room for a show sponsored by fictitious ZIP Toothpaste (7:32). Bob rides his bike on the right-side of a car (8:24). A different host addresses the camera and discusses accident statistics (9:42). Near accident between teen bike rider and commercial truck (10:45). More Charlie Chaplin clips and other vintage footage (10:47). Group of kids riding bikes through a suburban area (11:25). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
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