Whereas the correlation between excessive speed and road accidents is well accepted, and the high human and economic cost to British Columbia is well understood; And whereas average-speed-over-distance or point-to-point technology has proven extremely effective in jurisdictions worldwide at controlling road speed for all drivers all the time in designated road safety corridors: Therefore be it resolved that the provincial government be requested to pilot average-speed-over-distance technology at one or more suitable locations in BC, including but not limited to the Sea-to-Sky Highway 99 at Lions Bay, the Malahat Highway 1 or the Coquihalla Highway 5.
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General One of the provincial governments primary objectives is to promote a high level of safety for all road users on British Columbias roads and highways. The Province continues to explore many different approaches to further maximize road safety, including completing the activation of red-light cameras at 140 intersections to 247. Government is also taking steps to address the issue of speeding in British Columbia and is currently focused on upgrading the existing red-light camera program to capture and enforce speed at certain high-risk intersections. Government also recently announced that it is reducing speed limits on 15 sections of highway in the province, including the Sea-to-Sky Highway and will be installing more modern weather information systems connected to digital signage along the Sea-to-Sky Highway, to complement existing variable speed limit signs. The Province is also working with RCMP to ensure drivers are complying with the new speed limits. At this time, implementing the Intersection Safety Camera speed activation upgrades remains the priority for expanding automated enforcement in the province.