- Helmets are required for everyone on a bike
- BCCC has a great page on Cycling and Traffic Skills for riding on BC roads, and another page on Cycling and the Law in BC.
- People’s Law School has a great list of Ten Rules of the Road for BC Cyclists
- Note that in 2024 BC passed a Minimum-distance passing law! One meter, or 1.5 meters on roads over 50km/h.
- Check out the restrictions on bikes on some of the highways. in BC, including parts of:
- Trans-Canada Highway 1
- Hope-Princeton Highway 3
- Coquihalla Highway 5
- Inland Island Highway 19
- Annacis Highway 91
- Annacis Highway 91A
- Okanagan Connector Highway 97C
- Highway 99
- Port Mann Bridge
- George Massey Tunnel (use the George Massey Tunnel shuttle to cross)
- Cassiar Connector Tunnel (use the Cassiar Connector)
- (other bridges have restrictions on the roadway but you may ride on the sidewalk)
Other useful resources:
- DriveBC has up-to-date information on highway conditions, traffic and weather information
- Registering your bike with Project 529 is free, quick, and may help to recover your bike if it is stolen