Whereas many changes and improvements have occurred regarding the operation of motorcycles including: increased fines for dangerous behaviour while riding, mandatory approved helmet laws, and new seating regulations which require that the passengers feet must remain on the foot pegs to prevent children who are too small from riding as passengers; And whereas motorcycles make up three per cent of BCs insured vehicles, yet they are involved in approximately eleven per cent of all road fatalities: Therefore be it resolved that the provincial government implement the final phase of the graduated licensing program for motorcycles including power restrictions and mandatory training.
Ministry of Public Safety Solicitor General While British Columbia has experienced an overall downward trend in motorcycle fatalities over the last decade, government continues to work with stakeholders to further improve motorcycle safety in the province and reduce the over-representation of motorcyclists in road fatalities. The ministry continues to consider the development of a motorcycle Graduated Licensing Program as just one of a number of initiatives to improve road safety across the province. In the interim, the ministry has been engaged in an education campaign intended to highlight motorcycle safety to youth. This campaign has been presented at secondary schools in British Columbia communities and was developed in collaboration with Ms. Denise Lodge, whose 21 year old son Corey died in 2005 after losing control of a high-powered motorcycle.