Conveyor Belt
04-05-2008, 02:53 PM
http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/410165
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.
Now it was legal adviser Terry Fox's turn. Fox, with the Canadian Automobile Association, decided to take on the case pro bono for the group of artists.
"After all, I'm the one that advised them they could drive it in the first place," Fox said earlier. "I thought the least I could do was come down here and back up my advice."
That's got to be one of the dumbest questions I've ever heard... Who says there aren't any dumb questions?
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.
Now it was legal adviser Terry Fox's turn. Fox, with the Canadian Automobile Association, decided to take on the case pro bono for the group of artists.
"After all, I'm the one that advised them they could drive it in the first place," Fox said earlier. "I thought the least I could do was come down here and back up my advice."
That's got to be one of the dumbest questions I've ever heard... Who says there aren't any dumb questions?