Sea to Sky Traffic Crackdown
- kc dyer
- 3 days ago
- 2 min read
Excessive speed, tire checks under scrutiny
December and January have seen a big increase in visible traffic enforcement on the Sea to Sky Highway.
On Christmas Day, no fewer than 14 cars were towed and impounded for excessive speeding on the Sea to Sky. "Every speeder who had their vehicle impounded on Christmas Day was at least 40 km/h over the limit, and two were caught doing 145 and 147 km/h in an 80 zone," said Corporal Michael McLaughlin of the RCMP's BC Highway patrol.
On New Year's Eve, the number of vehicles impounded were fewer, but the speeds were higher. The BC Highway Patrol reported three vehicles were impounded for excessive speeding along the Sea to Sky, with the first two vehicles were clocked travelling at 154 and 149 km/h through an 80 zone respectively.
The third vehicle, a Porsche, was travelling at 168, a full 88 kilometres over the speed limit. All three vehicles were impounded for seven days, and the drivers issued with excessive speeding tickets, with a penalty of $483 each.
Speed is not the only issue along the highway. Residents travelling this past Saturday may have noticed officers from the BC Highway Patrol and West Vancouver Police (WVP) conducting winter tire checks.
A WVP spokesperson reported that after 800 vehicles were checked, 31 violation tickets were issued, and 15 vehicles were turned around at the Sunset Beach checkpoint, including a semi-trailer truck. One vehicle was also impounded, and the driver was given a driving prohibition.
Police are reminding Sea to Sky drivers that tires must be either M+S (Mud & Snow) or have the mountain & snowflake symbol, and they must have at least 3.5 mm of tread remaining.
With the increased water and fog on the highway, drivers should expect reduced visibility, and police suggest slowing down and leaving extra space between vehicles.
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Ekkehard Goetting writes:
What a great post on the watershed, and where are we now, 3 years later ?
Increased visible enforcement for a couple of days does not resolve the ongoing issue of reckless driving on the sea to sky, especially not the driving through the 60 km/h speed zone through the village, causing scary situations, excessive noise pollution, etc.
Countless promises to address this problem,
no follow up, no consistent effort, no change.