Well yeah, most compact digicams do video these days.. :) Having one of those 'digital hero' thingies on my helmet at all times would work, also. Speaking of which...

*pokes andrew/phil for more footage*

I want to see some footage in the Don from one of those.

I've got some raw footage that needs cutting, I have the snowy Critical Mass on 'film' amongst other stuff. Mounting it on the top tube seems to work out well, I just forget to bring the thing out with me all too often. I'll try and remember for the DSR rides in future - the Don... might have to pass that to Andrew, I don't bode well offroad (over cautious/slow) :p

It gets time consuming to keep the footage manageable when running it for all riding time, that and I'm lazy processing it all :p

hmmm - does this mean fines for not having one? is there a blitz on?

Stop at through highway

136. (1) Every driver or street car operator approaching a stop sign at an intersection,

(a) shall stop his or her vehicle or street car at a marked stop line or, if none, then immediately before entering the nearest crosswalk or, if none, then immediately before entering the intersection; and

(b) shall yield the right of way to traffic in the intersection or approaching the intersection on another highway so closely that to proceed would constitute an immediate hazard and, having so yielded the right of way, may proceed.

nothing about two feet down there!

Yes and yes. The fine is something like $110 or something outrageous like that as well (correct me if I'm wrong).

when did a stupid dinging noise save your ass more than screaming at the top of you lungs?

its a silly law.

Exactly what I've always said. However, I did throw a little bell on my bike this morning, just in case. $2 < $110. The worst thing is that it makes a noise with every single little crack and imperfection in the road. It's making me insane! :P

But yeah, silly or not, it can still cost you money. Better safe than sorry.

i (unfortunately) have to agree...

what are the odds i'm going to be stopped on my 5 minute ride home tonight now i've discussed this...

just behave yourself. I highly doubt they'd stop someone JUST for the bell. It's usually a combo-deal of running a stop sign / red light, or some other infraction. Trust me, I even came to a complete stop at the stop sign T-intersection on St. George St Northbound at lunch today. Of course, some girls thought I was stopping just to let them cross the street too.. *cough*

Right, that's all I found too. The generally accepted definition in court in the past has been (for a car) that all 4 wheels must stop rotating, and for a motorcycle, one foot must touch pavement co-incident with the wheels ceasing rotation (m-cycle has a foot-operated back brake, hence the single foot). It doesn't make a whole lot of sense to insist that bicycles do something unnecessary to even a motor vehicle, and without a written definition either. But that's our city cops for you. I have witnessed them doing some frightening things to people (beatings) in the recent past, as well as witnessed one stealing money from a woman downtown. If they want my respect, they're going to have to work a lot harder to earn it.

Question for those who ride crossbikes. Are cross tires closer to road or mtb tires on the pavement? And on trails like the Don is it noticibly different on the skinnier cross tires over mtbs?

Funny you should mention that blitz... I'm fighting the tickets I got yesterday, and I've already gone down to 137 Edward. I need to let 10 days elapse for the tickets to come into the system, but 9 days from today, I'm going to see the prosecutor and JP. I'll likely come out ok, too. Some problems with my "tickets"

1. Failure to identify vehicle type as "bicycle"
2. Failure to write down proper date of birth. (he had my freaking birth cert in front of him)
3. Indicated a motor vehicle was involved. (none was)
4. Recorded area of infraction does not exist.
5. Officer initially failed to identify himself as a cop. Pro-tip: yelling stop doesn't mean jack, unless I know who's asking.

On my way back from the filing center, I asked a meter maid about the errors, and she was pretty confident that any errors on the ticket would void it. We'll see...

I just bought a helmet hero 3. Was scratching my head on how to mount it to my handlebars and realized that it was a seperate ($20) mount to use it.

I said **** you and got a spare light mount and superglued the flat mount to the bracket. Presto, change-o handlebar mount for about $3. Next time it's going to film the donut.

P.S T.J. Do you get thos horrible engine soundy noise in Lo/Hi audio mode? Even if it's dead silent and I record, I get this garbage on the audio stream on a vid record. Any ideas?

Funny you even bothered stopping. I ignore all sorts of **** now. Honking, yelling, cursing, engine revving. And especially if someone yells stop without identifying himself. Last time I got nailed for a ticket, my court date was like 12 months later.

Number 1 is the classic as to how people get dinged for points off their licence, which can't be deducted for infractions on a bicycle.

Speaking of the law...

I got hit with an improper streetcar passing about two weeks ago, on a day when there were about 10298651092837430 bike cops in the core. Does anyone know if you can still file a notice of intention to appear before court (plead innocent) after 15 days?

I don't have to be in till 12 on Monday. If you don't mind a morning cruise I'm in.

Word.

I'm "off" tomorrow ... probably heading to the Don at some point.

PS.
Cog #1, shallow teeth, ramped and flexy (to the tune of Crash Into the Bushes)
Cog #2, 1/8" my ass! Too wide and didn't fit the spec'd chain. I wasn't willing to run a 3/16" chain w/ a 3/32" ring
Cog #3, I should have known better. Pulling a cog off a 7sp cassette = using a part waaay beyond what it was designed for (I ripped a tooth off the cog)
Cog #4, hopefully on the way from Misfit Psycles on Monday ...

I too am mired in dante's unwritten level of hell reserved for ppl with hours of uneditted video. 500G HD's hold alot of footage. I do have some killer software I need to learn (final cut pro/after effects) Re: the Digital Hero... sound... SUX... night time filming... also SUX, but with lights/editting trickery some neat shots are possible. I used a .99 clamp from home depot to make a fork/frame mount. The effect of having the cam at bumper height is quite dramatic... I too am suffering from keeps-forgetting-to-charge-batteries-an-just-gitn'rdone. I wish I'd brought it yesterday. Where are these officers blitzing? Aside from seeing a parade of bike cops leaving the greasy spoon near daughter's school, I've seen nothing. I have no bell. *looks worried*

I know the sound should be way better than what I have before I mean, check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm6Qq-gM3rs&feature=user

There may be a practice blitz with the good weather, but the actual blitz is scheduled for June 16th - June 22nd 2008.

Equipment, ignoring signals & signage, reckless behaviour will be targeted. As always ticketing is officers discretion, and as the point of the blitz is enforcement, education & cash grab, in that order IMO, so being friendly & chatty has good odds for not being ticketed.

TPS does acknowledge that foot-down is not required for a complete stop, so at least there's that.

[edit4]mis-spelling education..yes yes[/edit4]

Word of the day:

hooped
tr.v.
When you start riding and a foot suddenly slides off a pedal and the nose of your saddles squares you right in the clacker.

you know all this cop blitzing is really starting to make me antsy. im still waiting for my brake lever to arrive, for now im the least legal two-wheeled vehicle invented. not cool.

the camera, is it all digital? film cameras the newer ones have this high pitched hum from the motor, its insoluble.

hint #1: It's called the "Digital Hero".
hint #2: It's 2008.

:)

I stopped at Manic for a macchiato this morning and sat on the bench outside while I drank it. In shorts. Good times. Also: I left without paying. Whoops! Emma did offer me a free americano earlier this week, which I proceeded to pay for. So I guess now we're even..? :P

"I'm sure glad I was riding clipless, otherwise I would've hooped myself good there!" :p

Re: cameras - mine records onto an SD card (upto 2GB) - the sound is kinda crappy, it doesn't do too badly at night but isn't great - I keep mine on a lower res. and it can record upto 1:48 at that setting.

Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHP47OxsEDk

I *was* riding clipless.. that's why I got hooped. The bottoms of sidi dominators are pretty slippery and eggbeaters don't really offer much grip. :) I was getting going uphill and my foot slipped off before I got clipped back in.

So, another story. I was riding along Carlton towards the Don after work at about 5:10. I'm zipping alongside cars stopped in traffic with a nice gap between the cars and the curb. This van (infamous white van!) that's stopped in traffic suddenly has its passenger door kicked (yes, kicked) open in front of me. I jam on my brakes and skid to a stop next to it, just as the side door slides open as well. Both guys look right at me and I say "nice job looking" (or something along those lines). The passenger-seat guy just looks at the ground and proceeds to leave and I'm just standing there shaking me head. The back seat guy makes eye contact and I'm still shaking my head and he goes "It wasn't ME!" So I say, "I didn't say it was you." And then he looks at me again as he's getting into the front seat and says "Well, you didn't have to be SMART about it!" I'm totally surprised by that response but manage to say "When I almost get hurt I think I can be as smart as I want" before I pedal off and burst out laughing. AC's song "Van Full Of *******" comes to mind. hehehehe.

i dunno, it could be that little TFT screen buzz, or just a ****ey mike. mebbe rig a cheapie shotgun mike to it and then see how it sounds? itll prolly improve the quality vastly.

*nvm i didnt really hear any buzz-in, just a windy mic*

I find the vibrations are picked up quite easily. I want to find a small digital voice recorder to capture a sound track on occasion and sync it in editing. Several cameras on one bike pointing in all directions would make for some interesting footage later... like an early in the day(to use the sun) DSR style rip with buncha goofs in traffic, with rearward, sideways views as well as a fork and helmet view. (urbane sponsored cam bike for alleycats and races??) Op, in your example, the frame rattles and such are so much louder than him yelling. I just turn it off. So todays Friday .. is that the end of this blitz til next spring? I still want to see a three foot pass blitz, that would be funny to see how they pulled that off.

Spring, when all the semi-riding ppl come back out too play after an entire winter of letting their skills atrophy.

oh god yeah, and forget to let other cyclists in, and have tunnel vision?

my knuckles still hurt from bouncing off the back of a van. ill spare you annoying details, suffice to say i was betwwen a bumper and a bikewheel.