Artist beats ticket for 'driving' pedal car

[Tesha]

http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/410165

Artist beats ticket for 'driving' pedal car

Robyn Doolittle
Staff Reporter

The prosecutor's case began to unravel when he turned his attack to
the tea light-candle headlights.

Up until that point, Daniel Lerner had argued that the car in question
was unsafe because of its dangerous braking system. Granted, classifying
the hollowed-out Buick a car is a bit of a stretch.

It's actually a piece of art made to look like a car by Montreal artist
Michel de Broin. More than anything, it's a four-seater bicycle, propelled
entirely by pedalling. At top speed, the Buick can hit 15 km/h.

It has no floor. No engine. No transmission. No signal lights. And as
mentioned, tea lights sit in place of light bulbs at the front.

"What would happen," Lerner charged with pointed conviction, "if a lit
candle hit another car?"

As the small courtroom in Old City Hall erupted in giggles, Lerner
withdrew his question.

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[LeftHander]

1. Yaba Daba Doo! nt

[hobbit709]

2. Sometimes lawyers need to know when to shut up.

:rofl:

[Tesha]

3. *EVERYBODY* needs that skill sometimes ;-). (NT)