BC Highway Patrol mark this year’s Victoria Day long weekend as the safest in six years 

This Victoria Day weekend is being called the “safest long weekend in years” according to the BC Highway Patrol.

For the first time in six years, there were no fatal crashes on B.C. roads, however, the number of tickets for dangerous driving remained high.

Safety initiatives were held across B.C. last month for the “High Risk Driving and Motorcycle Awareness Campaign.” ICBC held a speeding campaign, and the BC Association of Chiefs of Police (BCACP) ran motorcycle safety and high-risk driving campaigns.

Over the course of the month-long campaigns, BC Highway Patrol officers wrote over 9,600 speeding tickets province-wide with the majority being on the South Coast and Lower Mainland, and the Central Okanagan Region.

During the Victoria Day long weekend, officers wrote over 1,900 speedin