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1935 TRANSPORT/QUIRKY: UK imposes new 30 mph speed limit
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April 22, 2026
April 22, 2026
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1:05Now PlayingDate: 18th March 1935
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Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: The Great Slow-Down! Motto: Send husband to business (?) early.
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Actor Gordon Harker plays Leslie Hore-Belisha (1st Baron, British politician) in this quirky commentary on the newly imposed 30 m.p.h speed limit in the UK. Funny soundbite - the use of uniformed female officials is suggested to "provide something worth slowing down for". Cars, vehicles, motoring, driving, speedometer, girls, women, officers, politics, road safety, transportation, 1930s, 1930's, nineteen thirties.
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