News release

Two motorcycles speed right back to the impound lot. They had just been released from prior seven-day impounds

October 17, 2025 - Squamish, British Columbia
From: BC Highway Patrol

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BC Highway Patrol is serious about reducing late-season motorcycle speeding deaths on the Sea to Sky Highway, as two motorcyclists have recently learned firsthand.

On October 13, 2025, a Suzuki was clocked doing 168 km/h southbound on Highway #99 near Porteau Cove. The 54-year-old Burnaby man told BC Highway Patrol that he had just picked his motorcycle up from a seven-day excessive speeding impound. The man’s wife had dropped him off to pick up the bike, and minutes later, she came to pick him up again.

The very next day, in the very same location, a BMW was clocked at 143 km/h in an 80 zone. The 40-year-old Vancouver man had ridden straight from picking his bike up from a seven-day impound. He was issued another excessive speeding ticket and yet another impound.

“A second excessive speeding offence means a 30-day impound, plus you pay for the extra storage costs, plus extra insurance costs and escalating high-risk driver premiums,” says Corporal Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol. “You can see how BC Highway Patrol is using enforcement to educate people about speeding consequences.”

The total costs of the impounds will easily exceed $3,000 but will still be nowhere near the consequences of a high-speed motorcycle collision.

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