Whereas the Province and the RCMP have limited resources to regulate and enforce traffic regulations on Provincial roads in rural areas; And whereas the lack of visible presence and consistent enforcement of traffic regulations by the RCMP results in unchecked speeding, reckless driving, illegal parking and other unsafe conditions on rural roads: Therefore be it resolved that the Province of British Columbia increase resources for regulation and enforcement of traffic regulations on rural roads.
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General Government is aware of the pressures on front-line provincial policing in ruralunincorporated areas and small municipalities. The Province will be providing funding to the RCMP to acquire additional cadets which will be allocated to the BC RCMP Provincial Police Service to augment front-line resourcing. These resources will be allocated to the highest risk, greatest need provincial detachments. It is the Provinces expectation that RCMP detachment commanders consult with local governments in setting their policing priorities, such as traffic enforcement. The RCMP Provincial Service also maintains provincial traffic services and highway patrol resources across the province, providing specialized traffic enforcement and collision investigation services throughout provincial policing areas in British Columbia. In addition, the Province provides approximately 30 million annually in additional funding to police in British Columbia in support of enhanced traffic enforcement delivered through Integrated Road Safety Units and other enhanced enforcement initiatives, such as CounterAttack, dedicated over time. These resources and initiatives provide valuable enhanced enforcement in rural areas.