Safety Vehicle Testing (1968)

No title - New commercial vehicle testing station. Bristol, North Somerset. M/S commercial vehicle testing station. Various shots as driver reports at reception. C/U mechanic testing handbrake and steering for slackness. M/S as he lifts door to show it is loose. C/U as mechanic tests pedals for slackness. M/S as lorry is driven into testing station over pit. M/S lights being tested. C/U mechanic in pit examining underside of lorry. M/S another man testing brakes. C/U gauge for brake test. C/U wheel turning on rollers. C/U mechanic signalling lorry over pit. M/S lorry over pit. C/U mechanic writing report. Various shots mechanic testing underneath lorry. C/U another mechanic testing springs. L/S lorry in station. Various shots lights being tested. M/S as lorry moves away. L/S as it brakes to a halt on test road. 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.