Story: Street life
As motorised traffic began to dominate streets, pedestrians had to be ‘educated’ to keep off roadway. This 1952 government road safety film, Pedestrians or jaywalkers, uses a series of comic incidents to warn pedestrians about carelessly stepping off footpaths.
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Archives New Zealand – Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
Reference: Pedestrians or Jaywalkers? National Film Unit, 1952
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