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highwaysafety

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

Be Prepared BC – Slow Down, Pull Over and Stay Inside.

October 12, 2023October 14, 2015 2 Comments

When it comes to preparing for an emergency, our friends at PreparedBC know the drill. That’s why we jumped at the opportunity to have them share their valuable insight on what to do if you

Categories BC Road Trips, BC Travellers, Tips and How Tos, Trucking

The History of BC Highway Information Communication

November 17, 2022October 13, 2015 4 Comments

How do you get your road condition information? Email alerts? On Twitter @DriveBC? Watching BC HighwayCams? Before DriveBC.ca, before the internet, before television, heck – even before radio, British Columbians have been exploring this beautiful

Categories BC Travellers, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), 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

What it Takes to Keep 300,000 People Safe During a Special Event

November 16, 2022August 6, 2015 Leave a comment

If you’ve been to a special event in Surrey, chances are Kathie Haidon was on scene making sure it was running smoothly. Kathie is the City of Surrey’s Traffic Management Coordinator and Special Events Traffic

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