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Highway 5

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
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

What’s Shakespeare’s Connection to the Coquihalla?

November 7, 2021June 19, 2014 3 Comments

If you’ve ever driven the Coquihalla Highway, you’ve probably noticed names like Shylock, Othello, Juliet, Portia. And if you’re a fan of English literature, you’d also probably recognize these names as characters penned by none

Categories BC Highway History, BC Road Trips, BC Travellers

Highway Thru Hell: The TranBC Interviews

September 27, 2021December 5, 2012 8 Comments

If there’s one television program out there that illustrates the need for drivers to “shift into winter,” it’s Discovery Channel’s Highway Thru Hell. The show’s action and suspense make it difficult to ignore the challenges

Categories Shift into Winter, Tips and How Tos

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