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    • BC Highway History
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    • Wildlife
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Tips and How Tos

Some suggestions and best practices when travelling BC highways to get you to your destination safely.

10 Tips to Sharing the Road Safely with Transport Trucks

November 17, 2022October 1, 2015 27 Comments

Transport trucks play a big role in getting goods to markets across British Columbia. They’re also physically huge, heavy and behave much differently than you… While motorists travel on the same road as commercial transport

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Road Safety Tips for Back to School in BC

August 13, 2024September 1, 2015 1 Comment

Falling leaves and cooler nights can only mean one thing: It’s back to school time. That’s right, across the province, parents are cheering and kids are groaning as they make the move back into the

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9 Clues to Solving the Mystery of the Pilot Car

February 23, 2023August 31, 2015 88 Comments

You may have spotted pilot cars –  half ton pickups (typically) that escort trucks hauling gigantic loads like houses, bridge girders, windmill blades and parts of industrial plants. But did you know how they work

Categories BC Travellers, Tips and How Tos, Trucking

Runaway Lanes and How to Prevent Brake Loss in Commercial Vehicles Explained

October 7, 2021August 25, 2015 20 Comments

If you’ve ever driven down a mountain pass in British Columbia, you’ve likely looked up in awe at an off ramp rising up, up, up into… well, apparently nowhere. As the signs state, that is

Categories BC Travellers, Tips and How Tos, Trucking

Driveway Culvert Maintenance Responsibilities on BC Highways: Your Questions Answered

April 2, 2024August 4, 2015 148 Comments

Do you own property along a BC highway? If you do, you may have some questions about driveway culverts and culvert maintenance. You’ve come to the right place. Whether you are constructing a new driveway

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Car on fire on Port Mann Bridge

How to Prevent Vehicle Fires While Travelling on BC Highways

July 15, 2024July 21, 2015 11 Comments

Vehicle fires happen on BC highways – especially heading up mountain passes such as the Coquihalla. That’s the bad news. The good news is most fires can be prevented with adequate maintenance on your car,

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6 Types of BC Bridges Identified

October 19, 2022June 23, 2015 53 Comments

According to the dictionary, a bridge is: “a structure carrying a road, path, railroad or canal across a river, ravine, road, railroad or other obstacle”. That’s a basic and accurate description of a bridge to

Categories BC Travellers, Commercial Vehicles, Tips and How Tos

Keep Right, Let Others Pass. It’s the Law on BC Highways

October 6, 2022June 15, 2015 244 Comments

If you’ve ever found yourself stuck behind a slow moving vehicle travelling in the left lane of a BC highway, chances are pretty good you know why this rule is in place. Slower-moving vehicles in

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