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Is Your Impatience a Safety Concern on the Coq?

January 28, 2020February 2, 2016 5 Comments

There’s an essential rule about sharing the road with snowplows: NEVER pass them on the right. In 2016, there were 11 collisions between cars and snowplows, on one BC highway alone. That’s a lot of

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

How We Helped a School Principal Improve Safety

February 1, 2023January 28, 2016 4 Comments

Sometimes the best things in life are the small things. Yes, we have our share of mega projects to improve transportation in the province, including the new Pattullo Bridge, the Broadway Subway project and more.

Categories BC Projects, BC Travellers, Engineering

15 Seconds to Safety: Clearing Snow Off Your Vehicle

November 24, 2022January 6, 2016 2 Comments

When we asked you about your winter driving pet peeves, one of the most common responses was drivers who don’t clear their entire vehicle of snow. We’ve all seen those rolling snowballs with only the

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter
winter conditions

Black Ice: What It Is and How to Handle It

October 31, 2023December 22, 2015 26 Comments

Keep your eyes out for black ice. Picture this. You’re driving your car on a northern highway in British Columbia. It’s just before 8 am on a frosty February morning. While the road appears bare,

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

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

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
measuring winter tires

How to Measure Tire Tread Depth in 15 Seconds

October 7, 2020October 16, 2015 13 Comments

We want to show you how to measure your tires’ tread depth. It’s painless, quick and easy – heck, we were even able to fit it all in this 15-second video. Winter tires are important,

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter, 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
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