Sea to Sky Enforcement Yields Results
- kc dyer
- Sep 10
- 2 min read
More than 60 vehicles impounded in a single week for speeding
The last week of August was the wrong time for speeding along the Sea To Sky, as more than 60 vehicles were impounded for speeding and impairment infractions, according to the BC Highway Patrol.
More than half of these vehicles were impounded over the Labour Day weekend.
Corporal Michael McLaughlin, Media Relations Officer with the BC Highway Patrol, said in a press release this week that there are "still too many people driving unimaginably fast or impaired" on the Sea to Sky highway.
On August 31, McLaughlin says the Highway Patrol clocked a motorcycle travelling through Lions Bay's 60 km/hr zone at 110 km/hr.
The driver, who was a 61 year-old North Vancouver resident, failed two breath tests during the course of the traffic stop. As a result, his motorcycle was impounded for 30 days and he was fined $368 for excessive speeding, $109 for a noise violation as a result of his after-market muffler, and lost his driver's licence for 90 days.
McLaughlin noted that the driver will also be subject to least three years of high-risk driving premiums that could "push the total cost of fines and fees to over $2,500."
Across the province, the RCMP's Highway Patrol has identified and fined more than 600 impaired drivers between June 15 and August 31.
McLaughlin says speeding and impaired driving are consistently two of the three most significant contributors to fatal collisions in BC, with distracted driving being the third.
With back to school combining with fall weather and shorter days, McLaughlin is asking drivers to slow down and plan for more time on the road. "It shouldn’t need to be said," he adds, "but you also need to stay sober."
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repeat after me : "still too many people driving unimaginably fast or impaired" on the Sea to Sky highway.
and when can we expect more than
occasional enforcement for our safety, peace and quiet enjoyment on this otherwise beautiful, peaceful paradise ?
“speeding and impaired driving are consistantly……” sounds familiar, add noise pollution and too unfrequent enforcement. Have we ever heard back on the introduction of ASOD average speed over distance to finally get this under control ?