The Pace That Kills

1959

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Documentary

Overview

Excessive speed is the number one killer on the roads: one-thrid of all road deaths are caused by it. By excessive speeding drivers risk their own lives and those of others.

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National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA)

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