Exactly seven days after a motorcycle crash cost a driver her life and caused massive delays on the Sea to Sky highway, another motorcycle has been impounded for doing a shocking speed on Highway #99.

On July 11,  at 7:43 a.m., near Furry Creek, a BC Highway Patrol officer got a speed reading of 177 km/h in an 80 zone on a red motorcycle. 

The rider was a 22-year-old Vancouver woman who only had a Class 7 (passenger vehicle learner) and Class 8 (motorcycle learner) licence.

“Sometimes we feel like a broken record when we say that speed kills people,” says Corporal Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol. “But clearly some people aren’t getting the message. Being 97 km/h over the limit could easily have repeated a tragedy from only one week ago on the same highway.”

The motorcyclist received a seven-day impound for excessive speeding (with the tow and impound at the owner’s expense), a ticket for excessive speed (over 60 km/h), section 148(1) of the BC Motor Vehicle Act, with a fine of $483, at least three years of high-risk driver premiums and escalating insurance that will bring the total costs to just under $2,500.

Considering the egregious speed and the lack of experience of the rider, BC Highway Patrol is also recommending that the BC Superintendent of Motor Vehicles conduct a high-risk driving review for the driver. High-risk driving reviews can lead to additional sanctions such as a prohibition from driving.