"An artist whose pedal powered Buick was pulled over by police
on its maiden voyage through the streets of Toronto is taking
his fight to court in the hopes of beating a traffic ticket issued
for operating an unsafe vehicle. The car, a 1986 Buick Regal,
stripped of its engine, suspension and transmission, with candles
for headlights, was pulled over on Oct. 25, nine blocks from
the art gallery, where it is installed as part of a solo exhibition.
The car also had no floorboards, windows, licence plate or
running lights, though the votive candles placed inside the
headlights did stay lit, said driver Dean Baldwin -- who only
received his full licence the day before the incident."
clifto - 23 Nov 2007 19:55 GMT
> "An artist whose pedal powered Buick was pulled over by police
> on its maiden voyage through the streets of Toronto is taking
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> headlights did stay lit, said driver Dean Baldwin -- who only
> received his full licence the day before the incident."
Sounds like he gets three miles per fifth.

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jim.prall@gmail.com - 06 Dec 2007 05:42 GMT
> "An artist whosepedalpowered Buick was pulled over bypolice
> on its maiden voyage through the streets ofTorontois taking
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> headlights did stay lit, said driver Dean Baldwin -- who only
> received his full licence the day before the incident."
Fabulous! I'm going to pay a visit to the Mercer Union gallery who are
hosting this exhibit http://www.mercerunion.org/ at 37 Lisgar St.
south off Queen, one block west of Dufferin.
I recently saw an ad from Canadian Tire for a tiny, battery-powered
scooter, like a scaled down Vespa(TM). The caption said "for
recreational use on private property only." I recalled that there's
been a surge of battery-power-assist bikes, many made in China,
turning up in stores. But when I'd looked into this some years ago,
they were not "street legal" in Ontario. Then I went to the Ontario
MOT website and found they have set up a three-year pilot project to
allow e-bikes on public roads. There are very detailed classifications
of different types, what sizes and shapes they can be, illustrations,
and which ones can be ridden/driven without needing a motorcycle
license.
While there are still some gaps, the new "trial" rules go a fair
distance to making e-biking a viable option (at least until the snow
falls and the wind-rows clog the bike lanes, curb lanes, and
driveways!)
http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/dandv/vehicle/emerging/e-bike-faq.htm
But none of the categories here has any protection from the rain and
snow, like an 86 Regal.
Gotta love performance artists!