Category: Blog
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Oversized Vehicles. Oversized Danger.
British Columbia has become the latest province in Canada where the Chief Coroner is being asked to investigate the growing danger to pedestrians, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users from pickup trucks and large SUVs.
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Vancouver City Council Full Term Report Card
Vancouver heads to the polls in October to vote for its Mayor and Council, so we’re looking back on how all the incumbents voted on road safety measures over the full 4 year term.
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Vision Zero Vancouver: 2026 Vancouver Council in Review
The year’s not over but Council is done for the term, so our 2026 report card comes early. We’ll have a full-term report card coming out soon, stay tuned for that! See our 2025, 2024 and 2023 scores here. As always, we look for every road safety motion that came to council, give it an “impact” multiplier, and award…
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No public safety without road safety
In October of 2022, something unprecedented happened in Vancouver politics: the Vancouver Police Union, representing what is meant to be a non-partisan civil service group, endorsed Ken Sim and his ABC party in the municipal election. In the months leading up to the election, the VPD went on a media blitz to create a panic…
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ABC’s latest bike lane boondoggle
Or: why spend $10 million building 8km of protected bike lanes on a high street when you can spend $20 million replacing a couple blocks of an existing bike lane that you once called “perfect.”
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Road violence is not normal
On June 29, a cyclist struck two pedestrians in downtown Vancouver, sending one to hospital in critical condition. (Tragically, a week later the man passed away). As a road safety advocacy group, we’re mourning this tragic loss of life and thinking about his wife, his family, and his friends who lost a loved one. The…
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Why lower speed limits matter
When we talk about lowering speed limits, we often hear a very valid criticism: Why does it matter if no one obeys the speed limit anyway?
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On Cars and Cartels
Over the next two months, Vancouver will welcome 350,000 visitors for the 2026 World Cup, so it’s an ideal time to reflect on what makes a city safe for tourists.
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Broadway Detour Update
We met with city staff to discuss our ongoing concerns about the Broadway detour. Here’s what we learned:
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A road safety advocate goes to the Auto Show
I planned for it to be one part infiltrating enemy territory, one part bridge building. I was hoping to ask some tough questions and lightly make fun of the whole event, but I was also genuinely curious to talk to car enthusiasts about road safety.
