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roadsafety

Meet ARAN – the “Flashy” Road Analyzing Tool

August 18, 2022December 8, 2014 2 Comments

What has three colours of flashing lights and travels up to 80 kilometres an hour on BC highways while simultaneously gathering more than 10,000 measurements per second? It’s ARAN – the Automatic Road Analyzer! We

Categories Road Maintenance

How to Choose from 4 Types of Tires for Winter Driving in BC

September 18, 2023October 24, 2014 211 Comments

There’s been a lot of tire talk lately, which is great. Winter is coming, and you obviously want to be prepared. We want you to be prepared, too. So, we thought we’d go over the

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter

Do Motorcycles Need Winter Tires in BC?

September 23, 2021October 17, 2014 9 Comments

We’ve received many questions from motorcyclists wondering how winter tire regulations affect them. In a nutshell, here’s how motorcyclists should approach winter driving in BC. Motorcyclists are not required to use winter tires, as winter

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter

Flashing Green Lights And What They Mean

June 16, 2021October 3, 2014 86 Comments

Pop Quiz! Red means stop, yellow means prepare for a red (stop if safe), and green means go. But what does flashing green mean? Someone recently asked us if we could clarify this for them

Categories BC Travellers, Tips and How Tos

Shift into Winter: The Inside Scoop on Winter Tires and Chains

May 26, 2022October 1, 2014 145 Comments

What’s the best winter tire for you? Is it one with a mountain snowflake symbol? How about M+S (mud and snow) tires? Here’s a rundown on the recommendations and requirements for winter tires in BC.

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

Why We Had To Say ‘Goodbye’ to the Old Spences Bridge

June 10, 2022September 14, 2014 5 Comments

We received a number of questions asking why we closed the Old Spences Bridge. There are a number of things we took into consideration before making the decision, but here’s the scoop: The Old Spences

Categories BC Infrastructure, BC Travellers, Engineering

Drive a BC Highway in 15,000 Photos

August 29, 2022August 22, 2014 12 Comments

Ever hear of a kineograph? We hadn’t until now, but we knew about the more common term for the same thing: a “flip book”. You’ve probably seen them before – a thick book filled with

Categories BC Road Trips, BC Travellers

Keeping Wildlife Moving Along the SFPR

April 14, 2023August 20, 2014 Leave a comment

As people drive the South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPR) from Surrey to Delta, a whole other world is unfolding around them. Creatures like otter, deer, mink, waterfowl, nesting birds, turtles and coyotes are going about

Categories BC Projects, Environment, Wildlife
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