I actually saw a guy doing this but was advertising an open house a couple weeks ago up in the Royal Oak/Rocky Ridge area. He was quite funny and definitely got everyones attention at the intersection.
I've always wondered whether the sign twirlers and others that stand near the sidewalk with signs are just a way to get around some city street-side advertisement bylaw.
Does anyone remember the kids with the "Slow Down, Police Radar Ahead" sign a couple years ago that got a stunting ticket? Gotta think it's only a matter of time before the CPS issue the more talented twirlers a ticket. Some of the better ones are pretty damn talented and fun to watch.
I've always wondered whether the sign twirlers and others that stand near the sidewalk with signs are just a way to get around some city street-side advertisement bylaw.
Does anyone remember the kids with the "Slow Down, Police Radar Ahead" sign a couple years ago that got a stunting ticket? Gotta think it's only a matter of time before the CPS issue the more talented twirlers a ticket. Some of the better ones are pretty damn talented and fun to watch.
Not the exact same, but I spent a lot of time waving at traffic during the election, and someone called bylaws on me. The officer came to me and said that the only thing they cared about was that I had signs on 14th Street (so people had a clue of who was standing there waving at them!) and that was the official issue. The guy standing there with a sign in his hand is fine though I think.
I've always wondered whether the sign twirlers and others that stand near the sidewalk with signs are just a way to get around some city street-side advertisement bylaw.
Does anyone remember the kids with the "Slow Down, Police Radar Ahead" sign a couple years ago that got a stunting ticket? Gotta think it's only a matter of time before the CPS issue the more talented twirlers a ticket. Some of the better ones are pretty damn talented and fun to watch.
lol, that was quite a few years back, on Acadia Drive. I am friends with their dad. One of those kids went on to become a very succesful video game designer with EA arts.
I have an irrational hatred for those kids. I feel like walking up to them and stabbing them with their sign. I'm a pretty level-headed guy, but those sign twirlers...
Not the exact same, but I spent a lot of time waving at traffic during the election, and someone called bylaws on me. The officer came to me and said that the only thing they cared about was that I had signs on 14th Street (so people had a clue of who was standing there waving at them!) and that was the official issue. The guy standing there with a sign in his hand is fine though I think.
That's what I meant. There's probably something about affixing advertisements a certain distance from the road but it's okay, for some reason, to have someone stand in that exact spot holding a sign and waving.
That's what I meant. There's probably something about affixing advertisements a certain distance from the road but it's okay, for some reason, to have someone stand in that exact spot holding a sign and waving.
Ya, the thing is that in order for bylaws to actually do something though someone has to complain. I was wondering about the mayoralty signs on the same road as I where I was (and in obvious contradiction of the same bylaw). The response was "someone callled and complained about your signs specifically". I asked about waving to traffic and how I didn't think that was a contravention of the bylaws and that is correct...you can do that without signs.
I imagine that if there was something egregious going on bylaws would stop, but they have better things to do than harass some kid twirling a sign for cheap pizza.
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My Aunt was telling me she saw a news report about twirlers. They were proposing training for them, as many of them injure themselves.
Now, this was in Denver, and there are many more of them there than here.
2. (k) "Highway" means any thoroughfare, street, road, trail, avenue, parkway,
driveway, viaduct, lane, alley, square, bridge, causeway, trestle way or
other place, whether publicly or privately owned, any part of which the
public is ordinarily entitled or permitted to use for the passage or parking
of vehicles, and includes,
(i) a Sidewalk (including the Boulevard portion of the Sidewalk);
(ii) if a ditch lies adjacent to and parallel with the roadway, the ditch;
and
(iii) if a Highway right of way is contained between fences or between a
fence and one side of the roadway, all the land between the fence
and the edge of the roadway, as the case may be;
Quote:
3. (2) Except as provided in this Bylaw, a Person shall not place a Sign on a
Highway which:
(a) obstructs a Traffic Control Device;
(b) is lit or electrified;
(c) is a hazard or dangerous to vehicular or pedestrian traffic;
(d) is inflatable;
(e) is displayed for more than fourteen consecutive days or more than
24 hours following the date any advertised event concludes,
whichever is less;
(f) is within 30 metres of an Intersection;
(g) is within 2 metres of a curb or edge of any road;
(h) is permanently affixed;
(i) is supported by string, rope, wire or metal stakes; and
(j) has a Sign face larger than 0.6 square metres.
(3) Except as provided in this Bylaw, a Person shall not:
(a) attach a Sign to any sound attenuation wall;
(b) attach a Sign to any Standard Street Light Pole or Traffic Signal
Pole;
(c) attach a Sign to any Decorative Street Light Pole;
(d) permit a Sign to cause any damage to Municipal Property;
(e) allow a Sign to become unsightly;
(f) place a Sign on or within any Traffic Island or Median;
(g) place a Sign within 10 metres of a Crosswalk that is not located at
an Intersection;
(h) place a Sign on a fire hydrant; and
(i) attach a Sign on or within a Plus 15 bridge.
And the twirler exemption:
Quote:
10. (1) The following Signs are exempt from the application of this Bylaw:
(a) Signs used by the City for operational, public safety, display,
advertising or ornamental purposes; and (b) any Sign carried by or on a Person.
Pizza Sign Twirlers
