Safety Cycle (1953)

London. John Searle pumps up his bicycle tyre in The Mall. He then adjusts the seat back of the bike he has invented - the ’armchair-safety-cycle’ - and rides off. Several shots of him riding along. It looks quite comfortable, with a lower seat than on a usual bike. Two men look on as he goes by; two girls smile. John pulls up at traffic lights (at Whitehall?) then starts off again, turning a corner with his right hand out. Note: cameraman’s notes on file. 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