Would be awesome if it were for not having winter tires in this weather.

But yeah, you know. :fuckthatshit:
Police don't care about that.

some cops are just making sure people brush the snow off their vehicle. maybe checking for bald/summer tires too.
https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/c...from_your_car/

shitting on cops for doing their job makes us all look bad and makes all cops hate us. this thread is about VI's

Well, if you don't have the proper tires for the current weather. That is a danger.
I don't know if that's exactly "VI" territory, but it seems to be in line with what they want to enforce. Safe vehicles on the road.

So what I'm saying is, I would be very appreciative if that is what they are pulling cars over for.

Edit: I stand corrected. See posts below for clarification. Nothing to see here.

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This part is a LIE!

If they made it a requirement here, they better be giving tickets to their own cruisers as well as buses lol

It needs to be a law here. Maybe exclude the GVRD if needed but the number of fuckwits up here without snow tires blows my mind.

It is a law.

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/t...hain-up-routes

only on highways in the boonies and almost every modern tire meets M+S which doesnt mean much on ice

Every all season says m+s and that means dick all compared to an actual winter tire.

I have posted a link in the SNOW thread, where Calgary and Halifax tried winters on the buses and found the improvement to be negligible. They weigh so much that traction won't be a problem unless the snow is deep enough for ground clearance to be a problem.

As for police cruiser, yeah I don't think there are any excuses.

Working in northern Alberta now, I totally get how winter tires are necessary in snow and not a place to save money. However, ice is another story unless you have studded or the city puts some sand or dirt over it.

Personally, I have experimented with all-weather on my RX-8 last winter. Honestly, I find Michelin CrossClimate+ to be better in rain we usually experience than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2. The CrossClimate feels more like an all-season rather than snows. If I live in Van/Vic, fuck it, I am just gonna park my car and call a cab, take the bus, whatever that's not driving.

I thought they actually need the snowflake symbol as well that designates that it is a winter tire for those areas, but as 320icar pointed out, which is stupid cause anyone who's gonna attempt those mountain areas with All Seasons aren't gonna get too far.

As for the cops stopping people in the snow, they were stopping people who didn't clear their cars. I saw some person in their Porsche and the only thing cleared was what was able to be clean with the wipers.

Just gonna leave this here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/c...indshield_and/

You may want to freshen up on your definition of winter tire

Source: https://info.kaltire.com/what-is-the...r-tire-symbol/

Source: https://www.icbc.com/brochures/Pages/winter-tires.aspx


So there is actually a difference between M+S and the mountain snowflake.

Yes of course there is FailFish

Didn't know that. I thought for those chain up areas, they needed to have the snowflake symbol on it if you travel in those areas.

Studs only work on the right type or ice at the right temps, they're useless most of the time.

i stand corrected

and in case it isn't clear not all 3MSF designated tires are made equal
the standard certifies for acceleration...not braking
so just because you have winters doesn't mean you can drive 50 in the city like it's any other rainy day or blast down the highway at 100

A read about their "updated" policy in accordance with the provincial guidelines...

"VPD formalizes police stop policy in accordance with provincial guidelines

The #VPD has formalized police stop policy in accordance with provincial guidelines that went into effect on January 15."

This link will bring you to the specifics of "unsafe" vehicles and what it entails.

https://vancouver.ca/police/assets/p...6%2C700%2C0%5D

Thanks for the pdf

Page 372 is where it starts "Traffic Violations - Unsafe Vehicles"

No. I've seen so many over the years for different things related to the Lower Mainland. Doesn't the ICBC one have over 100k "signatures"?

VPD pickup roaming Kingsway for VIs just now.

Cain apparently box 1 a stock M2 on Boundary literally across the street from Brian Jessel LOL! Anyone have more info on this? He even had it towed.

The BMW M2 was pulled over and towed for excessive speed (more than 40 km/h over). Cain got him in his unmarked F150. No VI issued although Cain did look under the rear of the car. It was a customer car driven by the owner.

Source: Brian Jessel employee