This short film looks at the essentials of roller-skate safety. It starts with a short History of the sport as well as different shots of the injuries that can be gotten while roller-skating. This is followed by the important equipment and a demonstration of how to check your roller-skates by Billy Burke of Los Angeles City College. This is followed by Burke giving a lesson to a group of amateur roller-skaters. Finally, the film covers some important rules such as avoiding pedestrians and following traffic laws.
0:14 kids performing roller-skating tricks in slow motion to funky music, 0:47 Title “Fiesta Films Presents”, 0:58 Title “Roller Skate Safety”, 1:02 “Written, Produced, and Directed by Frank Vincent”, 1:23 historical pictures of people roller skating in the 18th Century, 1:50 close up of urethane wheels, 2:27 a band on roller-skates, 2:52 people skating down a busy promenade, 3:23 different styles of roller-skates, 3:49 injuries caused by skating, 3:53 a skate club performing a sequence, 4:16 sequence of people falling, 4:22 close up of different protective equipment like wrist guards, knee pads, elbow pads, gloves, and helmets, 4:57 stunt skaters performing a sequence, 5:46 Billy Burke explaining how to tie skates, 6:26 Burke looking at the toe stop, 6:40 Burke inspecting the wheels, 7:51 Burke doing a quick visual check of everything, 8:20 Burke giving skating lessons to beginners and demonstrating a toe stop, 9:11 Burke demonstrating a T stop, 9:23 Burke demonstrating how to fall correctly, 10:05 students trying to fall correctly, 11:08 skaters and pedestrians interacting on a sidewalk, 11:34 skaters waiting at a crosswalk, 11:49 professional skating team driving between cones and doing synchronized tricks, 12:32 skater doing loops in a cone, 12:59 summary of the important things covered in the video, 13:29 mass skating event on a public road, 13:55 thanks to the Outdoor Roller Skating Association of America, Bill Burke of Los Angeles City College, Children of America Skating team, Rolle Skating rink Operators Association of America
