Numerous Burnaby motorists were given a stern talking to this week as part of an initiative between Burnaby RCMP and BCAA.
On Monday (April 24), Mounties handed down a total of 54 warnings to local drivers at the intersection of Lougheed Highway and Phillips Avenue during the "Slow Down, Move Over" campaign.
Drivers are required by provincial law to slow down and move over for all vehicles that are stopped alongside the road with flashing red, blue or yellow lights.
This includes vehicles belonging to maintenance workers, utility workers, police, fire, ambulance, tow trucks, commercial vehicle safety enforcement personnel, land surveyors, animal control workers, garbage collectors and other roadside workers.
The B.C. government says motorists must slow their speed to 70 km/h in an 80 km/h or over zone and 40 km/h when in an under 80 km/h zone.
Drivers that fail to adjust their speed or move over could receive a $173 traffic violation ticket and three points against their licence.
