BC’s Motor Vehicle Act (MVA) was written in 1957, a time when only 200,000 vehicles were registered province-wide, and bicycles were lumped alongside 'play-vehicles'.
While frequently amended in the subsequent six decades — hundreds of amendments in the last 20 years alone — the continued failure of the MVA to recognize the many different ways our roads are used today has resulted a couple of major issues impacting all British Columbians.
Read MoreThe BC Cycling Coalition has been working with members and stakeholders to develop four sets of recommended actions for the provincial government, which we’ve made public in a document entitled, “Recommendations to the Government of BC: Active Transportation for States of Emergency.”
Read MoreLast year, changes went into effect at ICBC in order to limit costs and make the rating system fairer — and more just — for all who drive.
However, not every British Columbian owns or drives a motor vehicle. Vulnerable road users — people who predominantly walk, cycle or wheel for transportation, as well as those who use transit — represent neither the source of a significant proportion of the losses at the Crown corporation, nor the overriding need to overhaul its rating system.
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