‘Don’t be a stat’: RCMP urge caution, patience on highways over long weekend
NANAIMO — Whether it’s the Nanoose flats or Hwy. 4 around Cameron Lake, you can pretty much count on an accident causing headaches on Vancouver Island roads this long weekend.
Insurance Corporation of BC stats showed on average hundreds of people are hurt in thousands of crashes over the B.C. Day long weekend.
Sgt. Darrin Ramey with the RCMP’s Central Island Traffic Services said it’s typically a dangerous combination of factors, including a big increase in the number of boats, trailers and recreational vehicles being towed on island highways.
“Add that to the increased amount of traffic and you will have more injuries on this weekend,” Ramey told NanaimoNewsNOW.