However, the original story and this one share a common theme – attempts to circumvent a driving ban by using a motorized vehicle that straddles a grey area of the definition. And both involved them playing in traffic.
As far as I know, no recent cases have involve true non-motorized vehicles. Legal precedent suggests that bikes, skateboards, horses, etc., are allowed to be operated over limit. However, you can still be charged with all sorts of secondary things depending on how you’re operating.
Driving a horse-drawn carriage in the street is an OK thing.
So why should driving a kids’ plastic toy car, which has similar performance to the above, be any different?
High-powered fast vehicles like cars and motorcycles are the exception in requiring a license, registration and insurance, because they are the interlopers. Everything else is there by right.
ACAB
He wasn’t driving an American mega vehicle so he was removed from the road for his “safety”.
Edit: oh shit I dropped this /s
Right.
So someone riding around drunk on a barbie car with a suspended license, on the street is an ok thing.
🤦🏼
depends on how it was done, but in general, yes
what’s next, you gonna arrest people for riding a bicycle drunk on a bike path?
Technically, if the bicycle is motor assisted, then yes that would also illegal in Canada and on rare occasion. There was a recent case here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/amherst-man-charged-with-impaired-driving-while-riding-e-bike-1.7576394
However, the original story and this one share a common theme – attempts to circumvent a driving ban by using a motorized vehicle that straddles a grey area of the definition. And both involved them playing in traffic.
As far as I know, no recent cases have involve true non-motorized vehicles. Legal precedent suggests that bikes, skateboards, horses, etc., are allowed to be operated over limit. However, you can still be charged with all sorts of secondary things depending on how you’re operating.
The article explicitly states he didn’t drive on any active/open roads
Yes, obviously. Why the fuck wouldn’t it be?
Streets are for people. That means:
So why should driving a kids’ plastic toy car, which has similar performance to the above, be any different?
High-powered fast vehicles like cars and motorcycles are the exception in requiring a license, registration and insurance, because they are the interlopers. Everything else is there by right.
ACAB
All Canadians Are Barbiejeepdrivers