Commercial Trucks Keep Right

Effective in November 2018, commercial trucks were forbidden to use the leftmost lane on the Coquihalla Highway between Box Canyon and Zopkios. The aim of the pilot project was to keep "spun out" trucks on the right side of the highway and the left lane clear for snow removal equipment and tow trucks. The project has been expanded.

No Trucks Left Lane

Which Trucks Does This Apply To?

Like having to stop at the weigh scales and commercial vehicle brake checks, the sign applies to trucks having a registered gross vehicle weight in excess of 5,500 kg. and is in effect throughout the year.

Project Expansion

According to the Ministry of Transportation and Transit, the pilot project has been expanded to include the southbound Larsen Hill area south of Merritt and the southbound Inks Lake area south of Kamloops.

Penalty for Disobeying the Sign

When marked by signs commercial vehicle operators who fail to obey may be ticketed for disobeying a traffic control device. There is a fine of $121 and 2 penalty points.

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It's About Time

In the UK, and I believe most of Europe, the trucks aren't allowed into the fast lane anytime.

Only makes sense, particularly when you consider their mass and momentum. Of course, the Coq only has triple lanes when there's an added slow lane on the upgrades, whereas the european motorways, autoroutes, etc are generally triple laned.

Should Apply on the Island

Would like to see this implemented here on Vancouver Island on the Island Highway, Victoria to Campbell River. Many heavy transport trucks are loaded and pass on the left lane doing well over the speed limit. All heavy trucks (gravel trucks with pup trailers, logging trucks and transport trucks) should also have to stay within the speed limit as well. We really need a highway partrol division in this province, not just for trucks, automobiles and motorcycles too.

California Has Done This for Years

I think it makes sense,but only for 3 lane or more situations. California has had that rule for many years for the whole state,and it is strictly enforced.

Highway 17

As it happens, I was recently driving between Pheonix and Sedona, a town that's pretty much a mile high. Great highway, though too many left-lane blockers.

But although they didn't triple lane the severe gradients, the signage prohibited trucks in the sections with the steepest gradients - both uphill and downhill, as they should (you should try to come off the mountain in the same gear you needed to get up it). Let's face it, trucks don't belong in the hammer lane and they should legislate this.

Rogers Pass

Just last weekend going through Rogers Pass two truckers decided to have a drag race up the hills. The driver that pulled out to pass before the passing lane even started never did get by. So seven cars were stuck behind in the first. By the second probably a dozen. I got by just after the third passing lane and you could not see the end of the line.

What bothers me in situations like this if you do pass you have to take both trucks at the same time as they do not leave enough space between them to even get a car in.

Of course some will say that I should be content to stay behind even when we are doing 35 - 40 K below the speed limit on bare dry pavement on flat stretches. We won't discuss the speed we were doing on the uphill sections.