Road Manners (1964)
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- čas přidán 12. 04. 2014
- London.
M/S of a man coming out of his suburban house and giving his wife and daughter a kiss. He gets into his car in the garage; puts on his sunglasses and turns into a road monster! He reverses onto the road, narrowly missing a small boy on a bike, and backs straight into the path of a nifty sports car.
Commentator talks of nice, polite people who are selfish and stupid drivers, as our monster proceeds to cut people up at traffic lights then overtakes before a zebra-crossing, whizzing over the crossing and nearly mowing down several pedestrians; we see several cars approaching the rather empty-looking Hammersmith flyover and roundabout.
The road hog then slows to a crawl, holding up traffic behind him while ogling a sexy beatnik girl who is walking along a street. Next, he overtakes a long line of cars, and pushes his way in to the front of the queue, then stops his car in the middle of the street to get out and buy a newspaper from a vendor outside a tube station (could be Knightsbridge?).
The man then steals a parking space from a lady with a silver bouffant hairstyle, who was about to reverse into the space - what a cad! He walks into a modern office block.
A short sequence shows several people sounding car horns, shouting (silent) abuse at fellow drivers and crunching bumpers. Would be good for illustrating road rage.
Cuts exist - see separate record.
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“Road manners, where are they?”
2019: still waiting to see those road manners
I wonder how is the traffic in UK. In Bucharest, Romania there are a lot of people driving like that guy.
@@zeeteavathepipe3184 still much the same,only lesser
Changed a lot
His driving is an improvement over most of today's drivers because he's not on his cell phone while driving a gigantic SUV or pickup truck.
@@zeeteavathepipe3184 to be honest, driving in most of the UK (with the exception of a few places like London) is not stressful and people have good manners in general.
I see nothing wrong here this is the official BMW training video
Lol ! That's about right !
Traning video... except it dosen't mention mad tram drivers.
And Audi A3 + Golf GTi. They all seem to be as bad as each other.
Also white van drivers manual
TheAngrySeagull Amen to that 👌👍😂
It's the sunglasses that changes a decent fellow into a scoundrel.
They're sonic!
(Doctor Who reference.)
I Totally agree Nato, but this is actually a training video advising about the future South African minibus driver
Wow Britain looked so clean back in the day.
Now it's dirty? (I'm not from Britain).
@@zeeteavathepipe3184 Yeah it is unfortunately. At least in the big cities.
Before certain people took over, right?
Doesn't look that much cleaner than normal...
@@only1brum No it depends which part of the city you're talking about?
Wow! A parking space in London!!!
😂😂😂
None seen since 1965
Roads look bigger too with today little dinky cars!
wow that is a wonder to behold..👀
@@dazzlingdaz187 😂😂😂
Man: Almost murders an entire group of pedestrians
Narrator: "Bad road manners"
I did wince there
Can't get over the picture quality more than the car manners
Probably 16 or 35 mm film.
Film print doesn’t really have an upper limit. With high end technology this could be digitised in 4K
analog > digital
Blurays of old movies can look better than movies from the 2000's.
It wasnt the film it was the limititations of the devices that lead to poor quality
Damn its so good to see these old cars
Kristofer100 itd be better if they were American cars
True
@@RS-tp3uu - Why? Because you'd prefer it? We don't all think like you do. I'm an American and I don't like classic American cars all that much. They are over large boats with front seats bigger than the home sofa, that have gigantic engines which are never used, so they are gas guzzlers too, and every one is an automatic with crappy steering because americans apparently are too lazy to "drive" a car and steer and shift it. So you plod down a straight line highway at 35 mph going "BLUB, BLUB, BLUB" because the rpm's are so low only 3 of the 8 cylinders are firing. No thanks. Just look at 32 seconds in... he cuts off a lovely blue MG Midget... being driven by a woman. She's driving stick and a sports car. How often do you see that in America?
56squadron I don’t think you know the first thing about American classic cars. Automatic transmissions were a luxury feature at one time, so the fast majority of cars didn’t have it. Some classics were gas guzzlers but a lot of them got 18-25 miles per gallon city, like the Ford falcon which could get 36 highway. I’m not sure why you think they could only go 35 mph, if you ever watched Jay Leno’s garage he drives them on the highway and goes 70 or 80 mph. As for 3 out of 8 cylinders working, that’s not even possible. If you think classic American cars are like that, the only one you probably ever saw was in a junkyard.
The Real J P Morgan No, British cars are better. Use less fuel, and less space on the roads.
The Beatles would have had no chance on that Zebra crossing ! LOL 🤣
What I'd give to have THIS England back again ... we've lost the lost ... heartbreaking!
Yeah, an England where women were "better and less selfish drivers than men", heh. What a time. If that's true at all lol
This is the most British thing ever 😂😂
There's no such thing as "British"
@ Troy
What an asinine comment.
Yes there is.
The list of things said, done, made, etc... that can be considered British but have none of the individuality of any of her constituent nations or colonies fill volumes.
Not actually... For us Peruvians too and it's drives us insane 🙄🙄
Toot toot , old chap .
@@troy5154 what a stupid comment. 🤦♂️
A British national is a person who possesses a type of British nationality. This includes anyone who is a:
British citizen
British Overseas Territories citizen
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Almost running over pedestrians on the crosswalk is bad manners.
It's the height of bad manners
'crosswalk'? This isn't yank land, it's a Zebra Crossing here mate.
That has nothing to do with manners. It's breaking the law and near-murder.
Thought it was rather kind, keeps them alert whilst crossing the road 😂
mryoheylol I note that you are using the American “s” on to the plural of “behaviour”
What a great town! They all drive classic cars!
London still has a significant number of classic cars.
The past is a foreign country, they drive differently there.
Maybe it's because at that time the only cars were classic cars.
Andy Fredericks
Those cars were not classic cars back in their day you fool!
@@redblade8160 Er.I was having a wee joke.🙄
Everyone drives like this today, even the police no longer indicate.
It’s the car to blame ., bmw
Merlin totally agreed, I always try to attract ppl my age but people over 18 years messes me and I hate it
Talk for yourself.
God You do talk crap..
You're so right about the cops! I'm in LA right now. 80% of the popo don't use their signals. But they'll sure give me a big ticket if I don't use mine.
Parking outside the old American Embassy?! Just walking in through the doors? Not today.
I worked next to The Pres Association near Fleet Street and when our building was shut @ 6.00pm and we stayed on to play indoor sports we just came out at 9.30pm and went onto our fire escape and onto their roof and down their stairs waving goodnight to the guy on their door without a hitch for 2 years....
@Harry Smith I wasn't aware that Muslim was a 'race', were you? I think Adam above, is a tad confused.
@pg 123 obviously you statement indicates your a ignorant Racist, the Highly Uneducated English as you put them ruled the Educated world and have been responsible for some of the best universities , scientists, thinkers in history, Won 2 World Wars, put the Nail in the EU coffin,beat the crap out of the French more times than we can remember and invented pretty much every worthwhile Sport, Good Music and Comedy.
So if the English are so uneducated how did they become so dominant, Invent the Modern World and rule most of it, which is why your typing English and i don't have to type or speak your Language.
This chap is actually the British ambassador to the USA.
@Just some yeti with internet access
As if any of us can read that!
What a nice road surface on the turn off from the A4 to Hammersmith 60 years ago.
Everything looked so smart back then!
Oh and the 30mph signs .... remember when we were allowed to go that fast?
This is 200% pure indian style driving. This driver is eligible to drive in india. This is what the way we drive in Bangalore.
Even in New York!
This guy would fit right in driving in LA in current times. Especially just stopping in the middle of the road to pick something up
Interestingly, the "nice man" parks in Grosvenor square and walks into the American Embassy.
@@nicholasbell9017 Most probably to pick up his work visa to come to the USA to educate drivers.
As the British must have heard far too many times, *_it's all your fault_*
The only difference now being that they drive Audis....
Every rowdy drives an Audi
Yes
BMW's*
I think every Audi driver receives a speed ticket exemption card when they purchase the car.
You beat me to it!
So good to see such a crisp and clean London
Real English and real Londoners
@@blingblinginyaface The Queen started the trend by marrying a foreigner didn't she?
Blame her if you're bothered.
@@andrewoliver8930
I blame the Romans, coming over here with their foreign language and weird religions.
Clean both visually and racially. So beautiful to see the purity. Yup, saying exactly what I think. Don't like it, call 1-800-BUTTHURT, that's 1-800-BUTTHURT.
I mourn for the crispy days.
My very first Car 1966 wolseley 1100.. maroon and chrome, built to last, grey leather seats, wooden polished dash and a steering wheel like a bus.. went everywhere in that car.
What did you do with the car?
All those British cars, marvellous. The red Volkswagen Beetle at 1:32 is a 1965 model, built as of September 1964 until August 1965. The film would have been shot sometime in late 1964.
Volkswagen is German not British
@@Netelex, I know, I was just commenting on the British makes, mostly long gone and the Volkswagen as a separate car. Thanks for observing anyway. Best regards.
This is nothing more than a live action version of that Goofy cartoon.
Yes I wrote a similar thing it's exactly like the Goofy cartoon
That was my immediate thought! Goofy transforms from mild-mannered Mr Walker into the maniacal Mr Wheeler as soon as he gets behind the wheel...
so that's why I had a deja vu watching the clip. Hell yeah, it's almost identical to that cartoon now that you've mentioned it..
Propaganda 101!
I love these slice of life docs especially seeing when London was the swinging place to be
I’m learning to drive a car currently and this is helpful
00.50 junction A406 North Circular Road at Ealing Common
Film quality is impressive
Ian McGreevy Great spot! Still looks that on a lovely summers day now.
Nash Gill yes for decades, the Ministry tried to enlarge the junction and approaches, but were thwarted each time. Regards
Ian McGreevy cheers - missed it till your mention.😀
Terry Tk my pleasure😀
Looks like Hammersmith at 1:03
Love these old videos, recognise so many places.
The names Manners, Bad Manners.
what you did here. I see...
Special brew
I really do wish this was the name of the car driver in the video
Lip up fatty 🤣🤣🤣
Back in the day when a car was parked in the garage, what a sight to behold!!!🖖😁
They chose the most untypical of British workplaces for him - the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square.
I knew there has to be a reason for his arrogant behaviour & bad manners 😂
He worked as a diplomatic chauffeur, hence the impeccable driving.
I wonder if we could extradite him?
That explains it all: high power position, hence no need to follow the commoners’ road rules.
Oh, just look at that wonderful period of our great history, what I wouldn't give to pop back to this time, and just hide myself away, hoping no one notices I'm still there !
Cars and roads really haven’t changed too dramatically in the last 60 years.
Great quality picture
Agree.
Probably 16 mm film or even 35 mm one.
Having seen drivers in lots of countries I can say generally that the UK has some of the best driving in the world. Occasionally you see a numpty do something outrageous but I'd say 99% of drivers stick to the rules. In some countries you're lucky if 1% stick to the rules.
As a driver and a cyclist, I think lots of Brits are pretty awful at driving. But having been to Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand etc, they're way worse there
@@johnmartinez7440 The UK is in the top 5 countries with the lowest car accident rate
@@terrificspokesman7416 you’ve clearly never driven in India, Bangkok, Greece, Italy…..second worse drivers my ‘arris! 😂🤣😂 you’re just a blatant racist.
If you are talking about Asia than yes you are are right. But when I went to Canada I saw that the driving was much better over there.
I was on his side till he bought the paper, that was a severe liberty.
Brilliant (specially for a classic car collector) but where's the rest of the footage may i ask? Cheers!
So true, people seem to forget their manners once they get behind the wheel.
I miss these Old Cars 😔
Presumably you're a welder.
He is taking a hell of a detour to get from Hanger Lane to Grosvenor Square.
He had to do a cleaning run to make sure he didn't have a tail. These CIA types can never be too careful.
"Road manners, where are they?"
Audis and BMWs: What are they
The Austin 1100, staple of many Public Information Films of the 1960's and 70's.
The stable of British motoring in general, best selling car of the 60s and the predecessor of all modern hatchbacks
I think it was ahead of it's time, it looked just like an early 80s Toyota Tercel only 17-20 years beforehand.
@@znentitan4032 if you look at it from a technical perspective it set the blue print for every modern economy car along with the mini, front transverse mounted engine, front wheel drive, it caught on in Britain but by the time it took on elsewhere the foreigners namely the French and Italians had took note and beat the British at our own game
@@indiekiddrugpatrol3117 It's a shame that the British auto industry should find itself in this position. (But then again look at the mess the once powerful American car companies are in nowadays?)
@@znentitan4032 yeah it's a big shame, the British motor industry along with every other British industry is unparalleled in the size and swiftness of its decline, the US auto industry has had a slow and sad decline whilst it took Britain's 20 years to go from dominant to none existent
Fascinating to note that the majority of cars on the road seem to be A - British makes, and B - of sensible size. A far cry from today where the majority are not only imports, but about twice the size of these motors! The droves of ridiculous lumbering SUVs that clog up the city streets are the worst offenders. I think on balance the 60's were a much less narcissistic era than today.
I can't understeand the SUV mania.
Yeah but Brit cars are generally total crap, as far as reliability is concerned.
And the people are twice the size.
I really miss Great Britain. It seems to have vanished, especially after the millennium.
What I find funny is how much space cars had around them in parking spots in 64, yet cars grew in size over 50 years but parking spots remained the same. Now everyone scrapes kerbs because otherwise your car will be too far out in the road and would risk getting hit.
I love the way this PSA was shot. Film beats digital
Oh là là ! 🇬🇧I love the cars, the street and this BRITISH ACCENT.
America had much better cars during this time. They were just entering the Golden Era. But cars in most any country were lovely back then.
Wow, good old days
1:10 "Hit That!" hahaha, wtaf?
LOL, he said "Get that", not "hit that"!!!
I thought he said hit that too... correct english would be slap that
1:17 are they armed?
"Get that" not "hit that" 🤦♂️
@@ilovebeinagirl Same difference 😂
isn't he married o.O
People were well dressed at that time that’s crazy !
Lots of beautiful cars ❤️
I can't get over how polite drivers were back then!
It's not the driving, it's the dark glasses that changed him
I've always said it. If you can master driving in London, you can drive just fine anywhere.
THANKS !!! NICE ONE !! 1964 !! GOSH! I WAS 15 YRS. THEN ! FROM (2022).
We're seeing more and more this type of drivers now.
This is how people of my country India drives. One who follows traffic rules are very few.
Is it necessary have a drive license to drives in India?
Its a problem, because who followed the traffic laws become an 'idiot'.
@@lobofelipelobo Yes according to law minimum age to get license is 18yrs. The problem here is there are people who drives underaged starting from 7 years old and some make fake license paying too much to RTO that is illegal I have seen kids riding motorbikes to school with more than two people seated some with and without helmet. And I saw one kid driving SUV he parked wrong side I went and asked him his age and license. He replied me 10 years and don't have license his mom was there and I said do you think driving a car underage and without license is legal she said it's illegal. And I asked her then why do u give ur kid to drive when he's not aged? She said don't have a driver. I said even if u don't have driver you shouldn't allow you know that. And she kept quiet and went.
its also UK, idiots with cars have ruined it for the good drivers
You've got to visit Jamaica. Specifically Kingston. No regard for stop signs. Everyone disregarding rules. Women, men, young, old, stylishly dressed, thugs, taxis, especially taxis and did I mention taxis.
Everywhere so clean, none cluttered roads with signs,bollards everywhere and I actually think many of the cars have character to them in the 60s
Yes we've devolved. All by design
I love that his final destination was the old American Embassy. Ps. The Minis every where in this film clip are so adorable.
Love the cars.
1:07 If that'd been the Beatles, he would not have done that.
Blimey look how different London is the traffic is moving
I know I'm a bit late but I'm here for those wonderful cars 👍
The way he wears sunglasses is like he gonna drift and crash anything in front of him
Little did they realize. That was the pinnacle of a civilized social behavior. Not a hint of road rage.
This is so true nowadays as well! Some people have no manners behind the wheels!
Cool background music at the start!😎👍
hilarious and thats the old american embassy at the end
Thank you... I knew it was a place I knew but I couldn't think for the life of me where it was. Now you've said it it's obvious.
Hello friend! I’ve come across your comments here and there on some of the videos I’ve watched lol. Looks like we have similar taste in viewing content ;)! Hope all is well ! Til next time hahaha 😂
don't most drivers drive like this now!
I'm a better driver than everyone else. 😎
Awesome traffic guides
I really like this video it helped me. I will respect road manners more now.
Back when England had class.
I think a lot of countries had class back then.
@Abra Cadabra Blame your own chavs
And Polio. And slums. And TB. And Thalidomide. And death-trap motor-cars. And routine corruption and casual brutality in police forces. And poor or non-existent safety codes, unhealthy working conditions, no recourse to justice or bail without money, teddy boys and rockers smashing up cinemas and seaside resorts, rampant nonceing in kid's homes and religious institutions the length and breadth of the country. Yes, we were poor, and abused, and malnourished, and poorly housed - but we were happier, weren't we?
@Abra Cadabra I think you'll find we invaded the third world _long_ before this.
@Abra Cadabra Evidence please? Oh wait, there is none because none of this exists beyond right wing extremist fantasies. Right wing terrorism is far more predominant than any other in Europe and the USA and most terrorist arrests are right-wingers. That's a matter of record.
When cars were small and cute
And the Drivers!
Every car was British apart from the red VW Beetle 🤯
Take me back please, even though I wasn't born yet 😅😥
Jesus, the A4 is moving........it never moves.
Most of this is beyond 'bad manners'. It's dangerous.
And illegal
After 56 years, people still don't have road manners
Forget the content, WOW to the resolution of this video!
Omg, I have the exact same garage doors!
The reg no on the blue car 0.34 secs in is now on a grey Porsche !
This is Exeter (and everywhere else!) Every day!!
@@MichaelMakesGameMusic lots of congestion in the hours around rush hour/school run.. lots of people jumping red lights, even when they've been changed for a while, people drive around traffic onto your side of the road straight at you forcing you to clip curbs.. awful! But getting the same everywhere...
Yes 1:42 is Knightsbridge. He turns off Brompton Rd and stops just inside Hans Cres (now a pedestrian area), right next to Harrods..
You've aged well 😵
1964: Learning Road Manner
2021: Forget Road Manner
Feeling nostalgic about those cars - looks like the featured driver is driving the top of the range in that BMC range, isn’t he?
That's an MG 1100. Austin-Morris, later BMC, made Austin and Morris versions of the their cars and sometimes slightly upmarket Wolseley and Riley and even Vanden Plas variants. I didn't know there was an MG 1100 until now. It's described as a sporty Austin 1100, but in what way it's sporty I don't know.
@@exessex3522 yes, the MG label! How quickly one forgets! I mistook it for the Vanden Plas.
Still the same half a century later
2021 this guy is every where
ahh yes, this could be a training video for driving in Birmingham today
This is considered normal driving in 2019! I've seen some crazy manoeuvres. Do drivers not realise what stop lines are for? I've seen some edge forward without stopping to the point where they'll stop the traffic flow.
My driving teacher showed me this video
Good looking cars
It's like MR. BEAN driving his green car
When England was indeed English and Britain indeed British 😣
This is the average BMW driver today
BMW drivers seem to be as nasty all around the world.
I'm a BMW driver and I feel guilty with your comment
@@Scotford_Maconochie Then buy something that doesn't attract such negative comments ! Personally I'd never drive any car whose manufacturer once boasted about supplying vehicles to the nazi's
Here is Hyundai or Jeep.
@@doveronefoxtrot4417 ??? So, but Ford and Renault also supplies the nazis.
Aaww brings me back memories of the yellow cabs 🚕🗽🤪
Marvelous 😊
2:00 Knightsbridge
A bounder of a man....😜😜😜
And a cad.
Looked cool in the shades though...and that sharp suit.
@Ben Benjan Ah yes, always liked Mr.Moore.
A rogue, a scallywag and a veritable blackguard I say!
The automotive equivalent of Richard III behind the wheel.
He would get a 'Safety Driving Award' in Australia
Wow just like driving in bradford!
2:20 blue car thug life
I know where those roads are 😂😂
Eventually the driver in this became a London black cab driver
They still drive like that
He is Mr.Wheeler!
His road manners were much better than today....