Tag: B.C. Highway Patrol

RCMP focus on seatbelts and distracted driving in September

RCMP Tyler Hay -
B.C. Highway Patrol will focus on distracted driving and seatbelt use in September as part of a provincewide enforcement campaign.

B.C. Highway Patrol urges safe driving over Canada Day

Transit Kate Brown -
B.C. Highway Patrol is urging motorists to drive to road conditions, avoid impaired driving and plan ahead as Canada Day travel gets underway across the province.

Summer impaired driving campaign begins with new dates for 2026

RCMP My Rogers Pass Now -
B.C. Highway Patrol says campaign will focus on months with highest risk of impaired-driving crashes.

Kootenay drivers account for 57 excessive speeding tickets in May

RCMP My Rogers Pass Now -
B.C. Highway Patrol says drivers in the Kootenay region received 57 excessive-speeding tickets in May as police across the province reported an increase in dangerous driving behaviour.

Kootenay drivers ticketed in fall traffic safety blitz

RCMP Kate Brown -
Dozens of drivers in the Kootenays were ticketed in September for distracted driving and seatbelt violations, according to figures from B.C. Highway Patrol.

B.C. RCMP report stopping more than 600 impaired drivers this summer

Provincial Emily Joveski -
British Columbia RCMP said they removed more than 600 impaired drivers from the roads this summer. 

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