Speeding is the leading cause of car crash fatalities in British Columbia, with an average of 80 people losing their lives every year.<\/p>\n
Now a month-long education and enforcement campaign focused on speeding has been launched in the province by the Insurance Corporation of British Colombia (ICBC) and police.<\/p>\n
Live demonstrations have been held at the Justice Institute of BC to show how a driver’s speed impacts their ability to maneuver around unexpected obstacles and increases their risk of crashing.<\/p>\n
Throughout the month, police will be targeting speeding drivers with increased enforcement. ICBC is also working with Speed Watch volunteers, who will have speed-reader boards set up throughout the province to encourage drivers to slow down.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpeeding is one of many high-risk driving behaviors that puts all road users in danger,\u201d said Superintendent Dale Carr, BC Highway Patrol, on behalf of BC Association of Chiefs of Police.<\/p>\n
\u201cSlowing down is a simple way to avoid crashing, causing injury or worse. Police will be out in full-force across the province this month looking for high risk drivers with an additional focus on speeding drivers.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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