An education blitz? Why not just ticket these morons?

Wow, now they can bust you for doing nothing.

I am all for safety. The but here is that most drivers don’t even know how to obey long standing traffic laws like posted maximum speed, and Keep right except to pass, etc.

Now drivers at risk of receiving $173 fine plus points plus Risky driver premiums for three years from ICBC.

I guess they gotta pay for the $$2 billion$ crowbar hotel in the lower mainland and the $100 million plus third facility in PG.

Are they building a new facility in every major town?

Why not institute mandatory re-testing every __ years? At lease some type of knowledge test. It could easily be done online or in the office prior to license renewal. If you can’t pass, you can’t legally drive. At least it would force all of us to review the rules of the road – and learn the new ones.

Most of those traffic cops are huge, slow moving, hard not to see! I usually go far left to get around them !

i always thought you were to pull right over and stop, that way you are right out of the way and the emerg. vehicle doesnt have to weave around people.

It’s all about common respect, in this current “all about me” generation, common respect has fallen by the way side. Employers don’t respect staff, staff could care less about the customers (and vice versa). The media is all about what dirty stuff the police are up to, the police are all about doing anything else except looking after the tax paying citizens. Heck event the 911 dispatchers would rather you not phone them about “your silly assed problem”, they are busy.

O.K. now that you kinda got the jest, the general public (the motoring kind) roar around here like there isn’t a cop to be found anywhere. Driving like idiots (apparently is the norm in Prince George) is not uncommon, finding someone else on the road that has some courtesy is a rare find. You have a big pickup truck, good for you, that doesn’t mean you have any right to drive it or park it like an ass.

Seems that folks forget that taking a moment to think past your own world can actually be relaxing. The windshield isn’t there just to stop the wind from hitting your face, looking out and seeing what’s going on out front could be helpful too. How about those “N”s out there, who hasn’t been cut off or tailgated by these Novices, or better yet see one fly past you on a right hand side pass on the highway. Who is watching these idiots. I have dropped a dime a few times on these morons who have driven aggressively or dangerously on the roads. Never hear any thing back from the police on the complaints that have been filed.

Just a matter of common respect… 3 points and $ 173.00 out of one’s pocket, won’t be me, that’s for sure.

A simple notice when renewing your Insurance would do, so we are up on yearly Changes and if you continue going against the Rules you will pay, no need for retesting. Some Places in this World give you a Licence for Life, no renewal , just drive by the Rules or it will be taken away, and no Fee to renew every 5 Years .

Loki does not see the need for safety for the police.

“i always thought you were to pull right over and stop, that way you are right out of the way and the emerg. vehicle doesnt have to weave around people.

You do that if an emergency vehicle is moving with it’s lights on and siren wailing. This article refers to those emergency vehicles that are already stopped at the side of the road.

I agree with this law. It should be the same law for 4-way flashers on regular vehichles as well…

What I do not agree with is when the RCMP are on the side of the road without their lights flashing. It works both ways.

Enough of the “Educational Blitzes”. Fine the drivers ignoring the law. Enough of the free rides for offenders…

Another major problem is drivers ignoring the flashing lights of a school bus.

So move over means what? not exactly clear?

If I am in the right lane I can see that I would move over to the right. What if I am in the left lane? Do I move over to the left, or do I switch lanes to the right? I was always under the impression I should switch lanes to the right and move over.

dpj, your mind reading abilities have failed you.
Not once did I specifically mention rcmp member safety.
If you bother reading for content, I specifically said that “I am all for safety.” The only inference was inclusive of the rcmp. To infer (the root of inference)means to read between the lines.

What I talked about was drivers being aware of a new (2009) law and how most drivers cannot obey laws that have been on the books for a lot longer.
The biggest word I used was “maximum.” Surely that was not what confused you? ;b

Why don’t the RCMP do what the Police in the States do. They pull the car right off of the road, turn their big blue and red lights off,(thats to not crate a bunch of looky loos) turn on their fourways and approach the vehicle on the passenger side. Here in BC, lights a flashin, pull car over on a blind corner then park halfway out in the lane of traffic and put themselves in danger dealing with the driver on the drivers side.

Another point. My job requires me at times to work along side the highway, I have my rotating amber light on, 4 ways and pulled as far as I can over on the edge of the road. Nobody slows down or moves over. Sometimes I think they are seeing how close they can come without tearing your mirrors off. Truckers are the worst and I’ve seen the RCMP do it as well, they don’t slow down one bit.

I thought it was always the law to slow down and move over.

I just wish that the police would dim all their lights when stopped on the side of the road. It is totally blinding for oncoming traffic.

I had a friend hit on a bicycle because the police lights blinded both him and the driver of the car.

Couple years back near salmon valley a cop had a car stopped at the exit of a curve. The cop car was half way out onto the road. Good thing nothing was coming my way as I had to pull into the oncoming lane, no time to stop and pulling a travel trailer.

How many near misses have there been with cops running into traffic to stop speeders?

DPJ, I think you’re referring to Loki’s sarcasm about the need to build new RCMP facilities in every town. As in;
“I guess they gotta pay for the $$2 billion$ crowbar hotel in the lower mainland and the $100 million plus third facility in PG.
Are they building a new facility in every major town?”
Lots of people have scorn for law enforcement everywhere and they’ll list their shortcomings, don’t have to be a psychologist to read them on here.
The rule of thumb folks, is you see red and blue, red and white, amber, for crying out loud, SLOW DOWN!
And PROFESSIONAL, thanks, good advice.

seamutt – this is not a shot at you but reality that peple should look for. If everyone drove as if there was a brick wall just out of sight and allowed for it then we would all be safer. You couldnt stop because of your trailer, then you were driving to fast for your conditions. What if it was a kid that just fell down on a bike? Or an accident that had just happened and blocked the road? Everyone ASSUMES the lane is open and 99.99% of the time they are right – but you should never b outdriving your line of sight…

Sounds like they are setting up scenarios like entrapment — how else would they be able to do this, other than have units sitting around waiting just for emergency vehicles?

acrider54

You hit the nail on the head,i totally agree with your first post. So very true in this province.

while everyone is on aboutdriving safely,
maybe you should all take a minute to read
the article in todays CITIZEN about
signaling.it might do alot of good.
page 35 in the DRIVERS SEAT section.

…but driving while surfing the internet is so much safer.

What I don’t understand is why can I blast past a cop talking to a motorist at 70kmph on the highway, but in the city we have to slow to 40kmph?

If it is dangerous too dangerous for the other drivers to maintain the posted 50kmph while passing the cop, why is it ok to go 70kmph on the highway? If there is a truck coming the other way and I am driving one…Things are pretty tight. Much tighter than passing a cop in the city. Much more dangerous as well.

What the article fails to point out is: If you come around a corner in winter and see a cop with his lights flashing on the side of the road…DON’T slam on your brakes to get from 100+kmph down to 70kmph, if there is a loaded semi behind you.

I think it’s good that this is getting press, and has people talking. It’s a good law! I know a tow truck driver that was killed while on the side of the road assisting a person with a broken down vehicle. Slow down and obey the laws. Respect anyone — not just ERVs — that are pulled over. Just slow down, it’s not rocket science.

I think this is a great plan. People need to slow down and watch what is happening round them. I work as a crossing guard in the mornings on one of the busiest streeets in the city. Just this week I have had a taxi and two minivans fail to stop as I am standing in the road in a yellow vest, hard hat and a great big stop sign. I am visible. I am there every day at the same time. With the taxi driver I physically had my hand on his hood and my sign in his windshield before he stopped. Thankfully I was between his car and the 5 year old student! If this is what emergency workers deal with every day more peope are going to get hurt.

interceptor conditions where good, there was no warning. What speed do you suggest? A semi would take longer to stop than me. Would you like to see them travelling less than the speed limit. Did that kid fall off his bike 5 feet away, or 100 feet away.