How to Drive Around Snow Plows in BC
Pop quiz! You’re driving a two-lane highway after a fresh dumping of snow. You spot the flashing lights of a snow plow up ahead in the left lane. You… a) Speed up to get
Pop quiz! You’re driving a two-lane highway after a fresh dumping of snow. You spot the flashing lights of a snow plow up ahead in the left lane. You… a) Speed up to get
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
We get questions about winter tires all the time. Well, not all the time – mostly in October when winter tire regulations go into effect on most BC highways until the end of March. Drivers
“I was in a hurry.” That was the excuse a Vancouver Island driver gave when one of our CVSE officers stopped him on the Malahat for driving with a mere “porthole” of snow cleared from
Highway maintenance contractors are rescuers at the ready, should an unexpected avalanche cover an open highway. Their search and rescue training includes mock exercises where they practice avalanche transceiver use, and probing and shovelling skills used to locate buried avalanche victims. This training is critical to keeping the public and essential highway maintenance personnel safe in our mountainous province.