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Shift into Winter

An initiative to keep you safe and moving during the winter season, and the work we do to make sure you are.

measuring winter tires

How to Measure Tire Tread Depth in 15 Seconds

October 7, 2020October 16, 2015 13 Comments

We want to show you how to measure your tires’ tread depth. It’s painless, quick and easy – heck, we were even able to fit it all in this 15-second video. Winter tires are important,

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

Winter: the Good, the Bad, and the Driving Safely

November 17, 2022October 5, 2015 Leave a comment

  There are several good things about winter… Skiing Toques Hot chocolate Tobogganing The scent of wood smoke But there are also several bad things about winter, and some of them have to do with

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter

Welcome to Fall in BC (as Seen on BC HighwayCams)

March 7, 2018September 23, 2015 5 Comments

It’s official. Summer is gone and autumn is upon us. A quick look around our BC HighwayCams on DriveBC confirms it. What does the first day of fall look like in BC? It looks like

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter
Highway 5

How Well Do You Know the Coquihalla?

August 26, 2022March 16, 2015 53 Comments

The Coquihalla is one of the most popular highway mountain passes in BC. You’ve probably driven it a few times, whether as a commuter or a BC traveller, or TONS of times as a commercial driver. But how well do you know this stretch of highway?

Categories BC Road Trips, BC Travellers, Shift into Winter

6 Paths to Peace and Winter Safety on the Alaska Highway

August 24, 2022March 9, 2015 8 Comments

Pass only when you are 100% sure it’s safe. This isn’t the best time. If you live or drive in the Peace region, you know that extra care and attention are needed in winter, when

Categories BC Road Trips, BC Travellers, Commercial Vehicles, Shift into Winter, Trucking
not properly dressed

What NOT To Wear On The Coquihalla

November 14, 2022February 4, 2015 2 Comments

It may be the 21st century, where almost anything goes as far as fashion is concerned…but don’t tell that to the Coquihalla or any of our highways spanning over our high mountain passes. As far

Categories Shift into Winter, Tips and How Tos

Lose the Cruise Control in Winter

May 7, 2024January 15, 2015 22 Comments

When it comes to winter driving, cruise control can make you lose control, wherever you are in BC. Snow, ice, slush, deep pools of water and even oil on water are slippery. These winter conditions

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter
winter driving

Winter Driving: How Not to Need a Tow Truck

August 18, 2022January 9, 2015 12 Comments

A roadside expert generously shared his knowledge with us recently, to help drivers #ShiftintoWinter, and keep everyone safer on B.C.’s roads. Larry Styba rescues vehicles as part of his job as a tow truck operator,

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