B.C. Highway Patrol nabs 1,500 speeding drivers in northern B.C. during October blitz

A lot of drivers across B.C. including the north still had summer on their minds during October.

According to the provincial highway patrol, roughly 7,900 motorists were issued speeding tickets during the Drive Relative to Conditions blitz.

In the north, 1,486 motorists were pulled over by authorities and left lighter in the wallet after receiving a ticket.

“As drivers we are guilty of thinking that we are exceptional. We make excuses about why the rules should not apply to us,” said Corporal Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol.

“But once you hit another human being, or an animal, or badly injure yourself, it’s too late to be smarter or act better.”

Here is the breakdown of tickets issued for other regions.

• Central B.C. (Merritt, Kelowna, Kamloops, Clearwater) 1,443
• Kootenay Region (including Revelstoke, Nelson, Cranbrook and Golden) 1,171
• Vancouver Island 1,598
• South Coast (Metro Vancouver, Sea to Sky and the Fraser Valley) 2,167
• Special Traffic Operations 23

Pedestrians and other vulnerable road users are encouraged to be alert and put their phones away, wear brighter clothing with reflective piping, and obey traffic lights.