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Road Safety

high friction surface treatment, hfst, rad safety, resurfacing, stopping distance,

High Friction Surface Treatment Sticks Up for Quick Stops

September 25, 2020August 9, 2019 17 Comments

  Drivers are getting a serious grip at 14 high-collision locations throughout the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island with the application of high friction surface treatment. High friction? Yeah, basically the roads at four interchange

Categories Road Maintenance

Gettin’ Licky With It: Intercept Salt Patch Saves the Day

May 6, 2021November 8, 2018 6 Comments

A feisty herd of BC mountain goats were thrilled to discover a salt patch had magically bloomed, seemingly overnight, in a bluff of trees near Nelson. They got straight to work licking the salt, with

Categories Environment, Wildlife
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What You Need to Know About Travelling During BC Wildfires

July 19, 2024August 21, 2018 96 Comments

As witnessed in recent years, wildfire season in BC can happen on a massive scale; cloaking the province with a gloomy shroud of smoke, making the air pungent and thick, and giving the sun an

Categories Emergency Events, Tips and How Tos

The Problem of Perennial Pothole Patching on BC Highways

July 25, 2023March 21, 2018 19 Comments

It’s that time of year again. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and the potholes are starting to show. What is it about this season that makes potholes so common, and how do

Categories Road Maintenance

BC Highway U-Turns Don’t Necessarily Mean YOU

April 27, 2022December 5, 2017 15 Comments

The lure of making an illegal U-turn on a BC Highway can be tempting. You might think it’ll save you a bit of time. Or it’s just convenient. Or it’s a quick fix when going

Categories BC Travellers

DON’T Do This Pt. II: 5 More Vehicles CVSE Wants Off the Road

October 2, 2018November 28, 2017 84 Comments

We received a lot of positive feedback after sharing Part 1 of the Wanted off the Road poster series. Well, our Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) team continues to keep BC from turning into

Categories Trucking

15 Seconds to Safety: How to Dress for Winter’s Worst

June 13, 2024November 14, 2017 5 Comments

Sure, we know what you’re thinking… “Of course I know how to dress myself!” But you won’t believe how often ministry staff come across drivers severely underdressed (some even wearing flip flops!), stranded on the

Categories Feature Articles, Shift into Winter, Tips and How Tos
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Top 3 Ways to Be Truck Aware

December 9, 2020October 24, 2017 38 Comments

If you compare the size and weight of a loaded commercial vehicle to that of a passenger vehicle, it shouldn’t be surprising to learn the occupants of the passenger vehicle are four times more likely

Categories Tips and How Tos, Trucking
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