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.
Joe you do know if they start permanently impounding the vehicle there will just be more people running from the police. People like to speed some people like going well under the speed limit and drive obliviously. I figure the second one is more dangerous for the rest of the people
At that speed her motorcycle should be immediately impounded and crushed !
A week in jail and loss of vehicle permanently, might hit home!
Crush the bike. Proceeds of crime. If they can afford to commit the crime. They can afford to buy a new bike. Or auction the bike off and use the money raised to pay for more enforcement on the 99
Revoke license. Permanently at least for motorcycle use. Not the end of the world to loose that privilege. Killing others and or yourself is.
I got a $368 ticket for picking my phone up at a red light and putting in my charger. This idiotic motorcycle driver wi th only a learners license gets a $483 ticket and can use their lethal weapon in 7 days. The system is broken.
This persons license should be revoked period! Is this person not going to be satisfied until someone is killed or what?! Unbelievable and shame on this person! What an inconsiderate person! Wow!
So how fast did “Barney Fife” go to catch her? Isn’t that just as reckless or is he “special?” Radio cars ahead get the plate and nab her later. Speed alone never used to be a qualifier for careless or dangerous driving. While I don’t condone 97 over… Those of us who drive for a living and motorcycles for a hobby. 1 in 3 of you others are on your phones while driving. The other percentage tailgate bikes and cut off big trucks. I’d say the phone and aggressive driving is more dangerous than the speed. Motorcycles are dangerous because car drivers aren’t driving respectful towards others on the road. 3 million miles experience you can’t change my mind.
Ban for life from ever owning a license to drive a motorcycle seems appropriate.
I don’t see how this can be effectively addressed without the understanding that some people drive at extreme speeds BECAUSE it is dangerous.
You can’t stop people from speeding like this. All these fines and reviews mean nothing. Only way to deal with this is to allow people to do this kind of speeding in controlled places like closed circuits and tracks.
Impound too short. A month still sounds short.
Should be tiered. Higher impound, as overage goes up.
That’s a Honda Fireblade. They’re restricted to 299kms/hr and unrestricted they are designed to be riden, and stable up to 346km/hr so she was barely getting even half way towards the bike’s full potential.
Can someone post the statistics on motorcycle accidents where a police chase was not involved. I keep hearing how ‘speed kills” but I’ve not seen any true data around it. It kind of sounds like when people were saying, wear a mask, take the vaccine, trust the science, but there was super shady science around the whole thing.
How many people have high performance motorcyclists killed in the last 365 days on the sea to sky, excluding the incident where the police chase, which shouldn’t have happened, is a factor.
Let’s hear it… how many deaths?
In Germany or Italy there are no speed limits on some part of highways like sea to sky and there are no more exidents than here ask your self why?