Oceanside Community Safety

During this time period the Oceanside RCMP received 230 complaints.

Here is another request from a correspondent: If you have not commented on right turns at red lights you might want to consider it. I see so many people that fail to stop at a red light when turning right. They seem to feel that all they have to do is yield. Unless the rules have changed, it requires a full stop before turning.

During this time period the Oceanside RCMP received 226 complaints.

Just mention the words "truck ride" and our dog becomes your shadow. Like most dogs, she refuses to be left behind when someone is going for a drive. Being a lap dog, she rides inside and thinks that the right front seat is hers, although she will happily let people sit underneath her.

Oceanside Community Safety program manager Mike Garland is featured on the PQBeat podcast speaking with editor Philip Wolf about our Traffic Watch program.

Click here to listen.

During this time period the Oceanside RCMP received 226 complaints.

One correspondent observed that "It seems that drivers in BC generally have a big problem when it comes to merging. In this case let's say from two lanes to one. In the normal course of events merging shouldn't be any hassle at all - take turns, one from the left then one from the right - it all moves along nicely, and has a minimal effect on holding up traffic. Not in BC! Here it appears to be everyone for him / herself."

During this time period the Oceanside RCMP received 260 complaints.

I wrote this article 14 years ago when gas prices rose by 6 cents a litre between leaving for work and driving home one day. The information that I shared then appears to be even more appropriate today with both prices and climate change to consider. Drivers can choose to drive economically and that choice can also result in improved road safety.

Oceanside Community Safety volunteers conducted 6 distracted driving awareness checkpoints on March 17, 2022 in Coombs, Dashwood, Errington, Parksville and Nanoose Bay. This is part of Distracted Driving Awareness Month in British Columbia. To learn more, please visit ICBC's website.