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    • Tips and How Tos
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  • Commercial Vehicles
    • Trucking
    • Passenger Transportation
  • Engineering
    • BC Projects
    • BC Infrastructure
    • Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
    • BC Highway History
  • Environment
    • Wildlife
    • Avalanche and Weather Program
    • Active Transportation
    • Adopt a Highway
    • Transit
  • Emergency Events
    • Current Road Advisories and Information
    • About Avalanche
    • About Flooding
    • About Wildfire
  • Careers
    • Career Stories
    • TELP/EIT/GIT Program

BC Travellers

Information of interest to commuters, tourists and recreational drivers in rural and urban BC.

Meet ARAN – the “Flashy” Road Analyzing Tool

August 18, 2022December 8, 2014 2 Comments

What has three colours of flashing lights and travels up to 80 kilometres an hour on BC highways while simultaneously gathering more than 10,000 measurements per second? It’s ARAN – the Automatic Road Analyzer! We

Categories Road Maintenance

How We Shift Into Winter

June 10, 2022December 4, 2014 Leave a comment

Every winter, we are very vocal about how important it is for drivers to equip themselves and their vehicles for winter. It’s not all talk; we also walk the walk (or, drive the drive?). To

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter

Our Transportation Partners: Who Does What in BC?

June 10, 2022December 1, 2014 53 Comments

We’ve talked with you before about what the heck it is we do anyways – but lately we have begun to realize that there might be some confusion around what we don’t do; Or rather

Categories BC Travellers, Tips and How Tos
How to Drive Better in Winter

5 Easy Ways to be a Better Winter Driver

June 10, 2022November 4, 2014 24 Comments

Police officers see it all in winter. Consider them experts in what to do (and not to do) to make the “shift into winter” and travel safely through the chilly season. Staff Sgt. Pat McTiernan

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter, Tips and How Tos
Commercial Vehicles preparing for winter travel

Chain Up Tips You Need to Know for Commercial Vehicles

January 13, 2023October 29, 2014 1 Comment

Whether we like it or not, it’s true. It’s time to Shift into Winter and all drivers need to be prepared. And, and those that spend a lot of time travelling our BC roads, helping

Categories Shift into Winter, Trucking

How to Choose from 4 Types of Tires for Winter Driving in BC

September 18, 2023October 24, 2014 211 Comments

There’s been a lot of tire talk lately, which is great. Winter is coming, and you obviously want to be prepared. We want you to be prepared, too. So, we thought we’d go over the

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter

Do Motorcycles Need Winter Tires in BC?

September 23, 2021October 17, 2014 9 Comments

We’ve received many questions from motorcyclists wondering how winter tire regulations affect them. In a nutshell, here’s how motorcyclists should approach winter driving in BC. Motorcyclists are not required to use winter tires, as winter

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter
Coquihalla safety tips

7 Things You Need to Know BEFORE Driving the Coquihalla and High Mountain Passes

June 10, 2022October 15, 2014 139 Comments

Coquihalla, Rogers Pass, Bear Pass, Pine Pass…are you ready? If you live on the Coast, you may not travel BC’s mountains very often. We’ve noticed a number of folks living in those areas aren’t always

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter, Tips and How Tos
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