Pedal-powered Buick lands artist in court

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"The problem is only the perception. Police can't accept a car to be modified and to be moving without petrol."
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"Automobiles are inherently dangerous because of their big powerful motors," said Fox, manager of the legal advisory department in a branch of the Canadian Automobile Association. "This thing only went 15 km/h. I'd like to ask the officer how many people have been killed by a muscular powered vehicle."
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De Broin said his plan is to tow the car to court, win the case and then drive away &quot;slowly&quot; and &quot;freely&quot; on the streets of Toronto. <a href="http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/story.html?id=4a00cb19-cd45-4ea1-8afc-1c0defa6dff3&amp;k=14479">http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/story.html?id=4a00cb19-cd45-4ea1-8afc-1c0defa6dff3&amp;k=14479</a>;

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Video: Pedal-Car Gets Pulled Over By Toronto Cops.

You would think that in order to increase the safety of a cyclist a design like a car would be helpful but the Toronto police think that it actually decreases the safety of a cyclist.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b11_1196607802

'Flintstones' car case thrown out of court
- CBC News

A man who was facing charges for driving a pedal car won a victory in a Toronto courtroom on Thursday.

Trevor Baldwin was pulled over on a Toronto street last October for operating an unsafe vehicle on Queen Street West.

The Buick he was driving looked more like a car from The Flintstones animated television show, in which the driver and passengers use their feet to propel the vehicle.

Artist Michel de Broin built the so-called shared propulsion vehicle to make a point about gas consumption.

The hollowed-out car has no engine or transmission and uses candles instead of headlights. It does, however, have hand brakes.

The car, which has a top speed of 15 kilometres an hour, requires all four occupants to pedal and work together