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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

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

Know When to Slow for Weather With Variable Speed Signs

July 2, 2020December 2, 2015 51 Comments

If you are unable to view this video, click here to watch on our YouTube channel. We’re big fans of the maxim: “drive to conditions.” Highway travellers improve their safety dramatically by following those three

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter

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

Welcome to Fall in BC (as Seen on BC HighwayCams)

March 7, 2018September 23, 2015 5 Comments

It’s official. Summer is gone and autumn is upon us. A quick look around our BC HighwayCams on DriveBC confirms it. What does the first day of fall look like in BC? It looks like

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter
Highway 5

How Well Do You Know the Coquihalla?

August 26, 2022March 16, 2015 53 Comments

The Coquihalla is one of the most popular highway mountain passes in BC. You’ve probably driven it a few times, whether as a commuter or a BC traveller, or TONS of times as a commercial driver. But how well do you know this stretch of highway?

Categories BC Road Trips, BC Travellers, Shift into Winter
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Winter Driving: How Not to Need a Tow Truck

August 18, 2022January 9, 2015 12 Comments

A roadside expert generously shared his knowledge with us recently, to help drivers #ShiftintoWinter, and keep everyone safer on B.C.’s roads. Larry Styba rescues vehicles as part of his job as a tow truck operator,

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