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The Coquihalla Snowshed Protocol: 10 Steps to Highway Safety

February 25, 2022January 12, 2016 34 Comments

[Note: Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Nicola) Ltd. took over the highway maintenance contract for Service Area 14 as of July 1, 2019] BC Highway 5 from Hope to Merritt (also known as the Coquihalla or

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter, Trucking

15 Seconds to Safety: Are Your Tail Lights On?

November 17, 2022December 8, 2015 27 Comments

One of the most common mistakes drivers are making these dark, wintry days is failing to activate their tail lights. If you’re ever trailing one of these phantom cars, either during a cloudy day or

Categories Shift into Winter, Tips and How Tos

BC Road Trip Time Machine: BC Highway 3A, Nelson to Balfour

November 17, 2022December 7, 2015 2 Comments

The Kootenays. No tour of BC would be complete without a visit to this special corner of the province, especially a Road Trip Time Machine tour. So, get in, strap on your seat belt and

Categories Trucking

Know When to Slow for Weather With Variable Speed Signs

July 2, 2020December 2, 2015 51 Comments

If you are unable to view this video, click here to watch on our YouTube channel. We’re big fans of the maxim: “drive to conditions.” Highway travellers improve their safety dramatically by following those three

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter

A Winter Reminder: Don’t Pass Snow Plows with Flashing Lights

November 17, 2022November 26, 2015 25 Comments

It’s early in the winter driving season, and we’re all getting used to the white stuff again, but we’ve had a couple incidents lately where travellers have tried to pass snow plows on the right

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

How to Pack Your Vehicle Emergency Kit in 15 Seconds

November 17, 2022November 12, 2015 19 Comments

We all wish we had ultra-handy skills like MacGyver, right? Right. But let’s face it – we don’t. We cannot fashion a flashlight out of a pop bottle. Nor can we craft winter gloves out

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

On the Case for Safety: Wildlife Detection Systems on Highway 3

November 17, 2022October 21, 2015 7 Comments

If you have travelled BC Highway 3 lately, you might have noticed some special looking signs and equipment being installed at the side of the road. What’s the scoop? Well, because deer, elk, and moose

Categories BC Travellers, Environment, Wildlife

Crashes and Highway Closures: Why the Delay?

November 17, 2022October 19, 2015 39 Comments

When any BC highway is closed due to a crash, some of the questions and comments we get are: “Why is it taking so long to open the road?” “Don’t you just take some pictures

Categories BC Travellers, Tips and How Tos
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