On Two Wheels

Titles. Very choppy opening 23:11:18 Courtroom & Judge, policeman, then lecture & boys listening to lecture (SOF) as part of Juvenile Traffic Court. Bicycle safety rules explained. Man sketches how someone riding on handlebars blocks view. 23:13:13 Shots of boy riding on bicycle down residential street, tracking shot. Riding on sidewalk, shots dissolved with riding in streets. Woman crossing street; street as bicyclist waits. 23:14:00 Talks about bike hitching ride on side of truck. Shots of riding in downtown. CU of stop sign. Riding to stop sign, past slow sign outside of school. 23:15:25 Juvenile Traffic Court judge talking to girl who rode a bike that wasn’t in good condition. Shots of bike rental stand. Older woman riding a bike, girl riding in park. Man renting bikes explains to girl how they are kept in good repair. 23:17:22 Indoor six-day bicycle race shown. Lot of kids riding under trees in park, car honking and passing riders. Two boys riding in park without holding onto handles. 23:18:18 People riding bikes at night with lights and reflectors. 23:19:13 Judge tells boy to talk with policeman about safety. Many kids leaving high school in sun, crossing street in front of waiting car. Boy goes with policemen in car, POV inside. 23:20:17 Early couple riding past cow on rural street; cut back to policeman and boy in car thru traffic. “Ride straight”. Boy learning to ride on parking lot practicing riding. POV from police car. 23:21:54 Riding on highway outside town, signaling & passing tractor. Boy gets out of police car & listens to policeman. 23:22:39 Car pulling into parking lot. Parking Sign; bikes outside store. Boy rides up to Kroger market. Playground & school w/ parking racks. Kids riding past school and on street all happy. Abrupt end. Educational Film; 1938; 1930s; Neighborhoods; Teenagers; Pre-WW2; Pre-WWII; Americana;