BC snow tire regulation
BC drivers--how stringent is the snow tire requirement for the Coquihala? We're leaving for California from Edmonton on this weekend, and just discovered the new tire regulations for BC. We can't ge...
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It’s not just the Couq, Hwy, it’s 98% of BC fall under those tire rules. The only area Hwys that don’t, are the lower mainland and parts of Vancouver island. Also the Couq has more RCMP patrolling that road than any other road I’ve seen in B.C., so better chance of them having a tire check point there than anywhere.
The snow tire or M/S tires regs are there for a reason, and this past spring they made the regs run until the end of March, because of spring snow storms.
What type of tires do you have on your truck, My new truck came with M/S tires from the dealership in 2017.
I have seen the RCMP turn people around without the correct tires on their vehicle. Two winters ago I saw one young guy from the lower mainland who somehow made it all the way to the west entrance of Kootenay Pass. His car was lowered and had the tires with little to no sidewalks... well his car got parked and towed. I asked the RCMP about what was going on when I got to the front of the line. He said the young mans car is unsafe to drive any further and is going to be towed to a yard and would not be released until he had proper tires for winter driving, or April 1st, which ever came first... he grinned...
The biggest thing to remember, if you have an accident and you don’t have the correct tires on, your insurance may be null and void, and you could “possibly” be responsible for costs out of pocket etc...and god for bid someone gets hurt or worse.
All sorts of excuses to not follow the rules, tires are cheap.
Soup.
The snow tire or M/S tires regs are there for a reason, and this past spring they made the regs run until the end of March, because of spring snow storms.
What type of tires do you have on your truck, My new truck came with M/S tires from the dealership in 2017.
I have seen the RCMP turn people around without the correct tires on their vehicle. Two winters ago I saw one young guy from the lower mainland who somehow made it all the way to the west entrance of Kootenay Pass. His car was lowered and had the tires with little to no sidewalks... well his car got parked and towed. I asked the RCMP about what was going on when I got to the front of the line. He said the young mans car is unsafe to drive any further and is going to be towed to a yard and would not be released until he had proper tires for winter driving, or April 1st, which ever came first... he grinned...
The biggest thing to remember, if you have an accident and you don’t have the correct tires on, your insurance may be null and void, and you could “possibly” be responsible for costs out of pocket etc...and god for bid someone gets hurt or worse.
All sorts of excuses to not follow the rules, tires are cheap.
Soup.
