Skip to content
TranBC
TranBC
  • Travellers
    • Shift Into Winter
    • Cone Zone
    • Road Maintenance
    • Tips and How Tos
    • BC Road Trips
  • Commercial Vehicles
    • Trucking
    • Passenger Transportation
  • Engineering
    • BC Projects
    • BC Infrastructure
    • Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
    • BC Highway History
  • Environment
    • Wildlife
    • Avalanche and Weather Program
    • Active Transportation
    • Adopt a Highway
    • Transit
  • Emergency Events
    • Current Road Advisories and Information
    • About Avalanche
    • About Flooding
    • About Wildfire
  • Careers
    • Career Stories
    • TELP/EIT/GIT Program
  • Travellers
    • Shift Into Winter
    • Cone Zone
    • Road Maintenance
    • Tips and How Tos
    • BC Road Trips
  • Commercial Vehicles
    • Trucking
    • Passenger Transportation
  • Engineering
    • BC Projects
    • BC Infrastructure
    • Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
    • BC Highway History
  • Environment
    • Wildlife
    • Avalanche and Weather Program
    • Active Transportation
    • Adopt a Highway
    • Transit
  • Emergency Events
    • Current Road Advisories and Information
    • About Avalanche
    • About Flooding
    • About Wildfire
  • Careers
    • Career Stories
    • TELP/EIT/GIT Program

wintertires

How We Shift Into Winter

June 10, 2022December 4, 2014 Leave a comment

Every winter, we are very vocal about how important it is for drivers to equip themselves and their vehicles for winter. It’s not all talk; we also walk the walk (or, drive the drive?). To

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter

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

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
fire fighter

Winter Driving Through the Eyes of… a B.C. Firefighter

February 1, 2023March 18, 2014 Leave a comment

When winter hits, firefighters have to achieve a delicate balance between speed and safety. As emergency responders, their goal is to arrive on scene as fast as possible without putting themselves or other drivers at

Categories Emergency Events, Shift into Winter, Tips and How Tos, Trucking

Winter Driving Through the Eyes of… Paramedics

September 29, 2021February 19, 2014 Leave a comment

TranBC · B.C. Paramedic Corey Viala on Winter Driving Safety If a highway incident happens, the British Columbia Ambulance Service is one of the first responders on the scene. Paramedics such as Corey Viala and Annemarie Byers

Categories Shift into Winter
Driving Pet Peeves

Earn Good Winter Driving Karma, Know Others’ Pet Peeves

September 27, 2021December 26, 2012 6 Comments

Wikipedia defines “pet peeve” as: a minor annoyance that an individual identifies as particularly annoying to them, to a greater degree than others may find it. Wouldn’t it be great if we all understood what

Categories Shift into Winter

An Emergency Kit Show and Tell to Help Shift Into Winter

November 1, 2023December 18, 2012 12 Comments

We’re popping our trunk to share a few of the items we like to carry around when the temperature drops. These are essential to making sure you and your car are equipped in case of an emergency, to stay safe.

Categories Emergency Events, Shift into Winter
Older posts
Newer posts
← Previous Page1 Page2 Page3 Next →

About TranBC

This website is where the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit shares with you what we do and why we do it.

Learn More

Connect with us

Services

  • B.C. Highway Cams Live Traffic Cameras
  • B.C. Maintenance Contractor Contacts Report a highway problem 24 hours per day, year round
  • Border Crossing ATIS Border Traffic Wait Times
  • Chain Ups Commercial Vehicle Chain Requirements
  • DriveBC Current Highway Conditions
  • DriveBC Plan Your Route Planning a trip
  • Seasonal Load Restrictions Load restrictions for vehicles on B.C. Highways
Copyright © 2025, Province of British Columbia. All rights reserved.