Digitizing History: Palestine Broadcasting Service, 1936-1948

NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN, 1947

Part of traveling exhibition on road safety, 1947
Photo: Hagalgal, volume 4, number 25, page 12, 1947

Road safety became one of the main themes for the PBS in 1947. On the one hand this may have been brought about by Edwin Samuel's personal experience. Back in February 23, 1938, as reported in the Plaestine Post. Edwin Samuel was involved in a very serious car crash. He was with his wife and sister-in-law when the car (a taxi) he was travelling in crashed. His driver was killed and he and his family were all injured. He made light of it in his broadcast the following week. "Good Evening - I'm sorry I missed my talk last week . I had an argument with a motor lorry - and the lorry won." But never miss an opportunity to exploit a situation like that and from there it's possible a national campaign for road safety emerged. What better way to have an excuse to look at go to small towns and village throughout the land, to set up traveling exhibitions, road signs, newspaper advertisements, and talk about road safety.

Further reading

Road Cafety Campaign, 1947: Click Here