Reporting Road Hazards

Road hazards pose a unique threat to people on bicycles.

Examples of hazards on roads, highway shoulders and paths include differential surface materials, unmarked construction trenches, gravel, sand, glass, metal debris and other garbage, animal carcasses, fallen trees, defective signs, damaged structures, potholes, longitudinal cracks, sunken drainage grates, overgrown vegetation, snow and ice, flooding and view obstructions.

If you encounter hazards during your ride, please report them to the authorities listed below as soon as possible.

• Provincial Roads, Highways and Bridges - Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure   

• Comox Valley - Hazard Report - Comox Valley Cycling Coalition

• Metro Vancouver - Report Route Problems | HUB

• Victoria - Road & Sidewalk Maintenance

• Other Municipalities - BC - Local Governments | CivicInfoBC

• Anywhere you cycle - BikeMaps.org

For Major Issues and Improvement Requests

Found a trouble spot that’s an ideal candidate for an upgraded cycling route, protected bike lanes or safer intersection?

• For roads in your local community, write your Mayor and Council, and copy your local advocacy organization in the letter

• For provincial highways and bridges, please write the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure and your MLA, and include the BC Cycling Coalition in your correspondence (via ‘cc’).