Exactly seven days after a motorcycle crash cost a driver her life and caused massive delays on the Sea-to-Sky Highway, another motorcycle has been impounded for doing a shocking speed on the Sea-to-Sky Highway.
On July 11, 2026, at 7:43 a.m., near Furry Creek, a BC Highway Patrol officer got a speed reading of 177 km/h in an 80 zone on a red motorcycle. The rider was a 22-year-old Vancouver woman who held only Class 7 (passenger vehicle learner) and Class 8 (motorcycle learner) licences.
“Sometimes we feel like a broken record when we say that speed kills people,” says Corporal Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol. “But clearly some people aren’t getting the message. Being 97 km/h over the limit could easily have repeated a tragedy from only one week ago on the same highway.”
The motorcyclist received:
A seven-day impound for excessive speeding (with the tow and impound at the owner’s expense),
A ticket for excessive speed (over 60 km/h), section 148(1) of the BC Motor Vehicle Act, with a fine of $483,
At least three years of high-risk driver premiums and escalating insurance that will bring the total costs to just under $2,500.
Considering the egregious speed and the rider’s lack of experience, BC Highway Patrol also recommended that the BC Superintendent of Motor Vehicles conduct a high-risk driving review for the driver. High-risk driving reviews can lead to additional sanctions such as a prohibition from driving.
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At that speed, her motorcycle should be impounded for a year, along with storage fees.
If they say it sounds like “a broken record” then why in gods name are they doing nothing to change that?
They can start by permanently impounding the frigging vehicle and increasing the penalty substantially to ensure it’s more painful to them then it is for the future deaths these Axxholes will cause.
Why do our elected officials ensure more pain is inflicted on innocent people than suffered by criminals?
Rocket science? No. Common sense.