Increasing Support for Safe Passing Legislation

In May, 2022, the British Columbia School Trustees Association’s, representing all 60 boards of education in B.C., passed the following resolution…

News, BlogBCCC AdminJune 13, 2022Safe Passing Distance, Advocacy, MVA reformComment

How your voice can support a Safe Passing law in BC

Next week, local elected officials vote on a Safe Passing law resolution at their annual UBCM meeting. It’s an important step to establish safer roads and cycling in BC - and you can help.

BlogBCCC AdminSeptember 10, 2021road safety, Safe Passing Distance, Motor Vehicle Act, British Columbia, UBCM, cycling safetyComment

It's Time for a Safe Passing Law in B.C.

A law establishing a minimum safe passing distance will protect people who commute by bike to work or school, or who bike just for fun, especially during GoByBike Week (May 31 - June 6), when thousands more people across BC will get back on two wheels.

BlogGuest UserMarch 24, 2021Motor Vehicle Act, Safe Passing Distance, scooter Comments

Why BC Needs to Replace the Motor Vehicle Act with a Road Safety Act

BC’s Motor Vehicle Act (MVA) was written in 1957, a time when only 200,000 vehicles were registered province-wide, and bicycles were lumped alongside 'play-vehicles'.

While frequently amended in the subsequent six decades — hundreds of amendments in the last 20 years alone — the continued failure of the MVA to recognize the many different ways our roads are used today has resulted a couple of major issues impacting all British Columbians.