"An artist whosepedalpowered Buick was pulled over bypolice
> on its maiden voyage through the streets ofTorontois taking
> his fight to court in the hopes of beating a traffic ticket issued
> for operating an unsafe vehicle. Thecar, 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.
> Thecaralso 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."
Fabulous! I'm going to pay a visit to the Mercer Union gallery who are hosting this exhibit
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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!)
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none of the categories here has any protection from the rain andsnow, like an 86 Regal. Gotta love performance artists!