WHEREAS many of the highways in British Columbia are located in mountain pass areas or follow irregular lakeshore or coastal lines providing limited opportunities for motorists to pass in safety; AND WHEREAS in areas of the province such as the Sunshine Coast and the Kootenays, highway traffic is further congested due to tourist andor ferry traffic often resulting in long lines of slow moving motor vehicles: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Province of British Columbia be requested to develop legislation and signage to mandate that slow moving vehicles be required to pull over to the side of the highway when five or more vehicles are following so that the faster traffic can pass, when safe or permitted to do so, thus avoiding long lines of motor vehicle traffic and reducing the likelihood of dangerous passing; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Province provide for the complementary construction of adequate pull-out lanes to enable slow-moving vehicles to pull over safely in order to allow faster traffic to pass.
Ministry of Transportation The Motor Vehicle Act provides that slow driving, relative to the existing normal and reasonable movement of traffic, is an offence and carries a fine of 105 and 3 driver penalty points: 145 1 A person must not drive a motor vehicle at so slow a speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law. In some cases, for example on Highway 4 west of Port Alberni, the Ministry of Transportation Ministry has constructed pull-outs to allow vehicles to pull over in a safe manner and allow other vehicles to pass. The need for pull-outs must first be determined, on a case-by-case basis, and then assessed against other Ministry funding priorities. It is worth noting that most professional truckers operate their vehicles in a courteous manner by driving in or moving to the right lane wherever possible.