Motorists on the Sea to Sky Highway can expect a beefed-up police presence this weekend, according to the 小蓝视频 Highway Patrol (小蓝视频HP).
In Thursday, Sept. 9, the patrol unit said there would be increased enforcement from North Vancouver to Whistler between Friday and Sunday. Additional resources will be brought in from the 小蓝视频HP as well as the Fraser Coast Integrated Road Safety Unit (IRSU) to patrol from the Taylor Way on-ramp to the resort, with “a large presence” of both marked and unmarked police vehicles expected.
Police also noted they are aware of an exotic car rally planned from Richmond to the Sea to Sky this weekend. is slated for Sept. 10 to 12.
Following last year’s rally, against the driver of a black Land Rover that collided with a silver Lamborghini participating in the rally, sending it into oncoming traffic before it struck a southbound Toyota Corolla near Daisy Lake, resulting in serious injuries for six people, including two children.
“Aggressive driving, speeding/excessive speeding, distracted driving and impaired driving are the leading causes of serious injury and fatal collision in British Columbia, and this driving behaviour will not be tolerated,” said Sgt. Patrick Davies, spokesperson for the Fraser Coast IRSU, in the release.
September is “Distracted Driving and Occupant Restraint” month for 小蓝视频 police, a campaign that will see “intensified distracted driving enforcement in your area,” .
According to provincial data, distracted driving accounts for more than a quarter of all car crash fatalities and is the second leading cause of fatal collisions in 小蓝视频
