Is Pillion Riding Safe? (1927)

Item title reads: “Is Pillion riding safe? Carshalton Motor Club organise stiff test-106 riders completed 50 mile course without mishap.“ Carshalton, Surrey. A crowd have gathered and the motorcyclists with their pillion riders squeeze through the narrow gap in the crowd. They splash through water and along lanes. Some pillion riders are girls. Note: Another growing popular pastime where the girls are not left out. 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 (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewe