Traffic and Road Safety
Enhancing road safety in Surrey for motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians.
Who we are
Road safety and enforcement is a critical part of SPS's service to the community. We're committed to reducing serious collisions that cause injury and death, and we've built specific teams to both enforce traffic laws and investigate collisions. Within the Surrey and lower mainland communities we've built important relationships and community partnerships to help deliver educational campaigns and inform the public about traffic rules and changing road conditions. All in an effort to help keep the public safe.
You will see officers from Road Safety doing the following:
- Traffic enforcement
- Alcohol and drug impaired driving investigations
- Parades, demonstrations, and major events
- Special projects focused on things like speeding, wearing seatbelts, distracted driving and much more
- Traffic complaint investigations
At SPS we have three major units dedicated to road safety:
Proactive Enforcement
- Through data-led strategic enforcement, protective enforcement teams focus on reducing collision-related fatalities and high-risk driving behaviours.
Collision Investigations
- We investigate all serious injury, fatal and high profile collisions to determine criminal liability and understand solutions to better inform our strategic enforcement.
Impaired Driving Unit
- This unit will be staffed by police officers with specialized training and skills in identifying, investigating, and charging drivers under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
Insp. Earl Andersen, Road Safety Section
We all need to do our part to keep Surrey's roads safe. Slow down, stay alert, and have a plan to get home if you're planning to drink.
Resources and safety tips
Winter safety
As you get ready for winter weather, check out some important tips and resources from community and government partners. Understanding the changing road conditions is very important, not only for you but for other drivers, cyclists and pedestrians.
- Tips for driving in poor conditions: drive safe during snow, rain, or fog
- Winter tire and chain routes: Specific routes in BC that require winter tires or chains
- DriveBC - winter road conditions: find out what the road conditions look like
- Road priorities and plow tracker: City of Surrey's plow tracker for winter roads
Impaired driving
B.C. has some of the toughest drinking and impaired driving laws in Canada. If you’re caught driving impaired, you could face fines up to $4,060, driving suspensions, vehicle impoundment and in some cases jail time.
- Operation Red Nose: provides rides to drivers who are unfit to drive during the holiday season
- Impaired Driving Fines: Information on the penalties for driving impaired
- Cannabis legalization: What it means for drivers
- City of Surrey Crash Data: Impaired driving contributes 16% of collisions in Surrey
Speeding
According to data collected by ICBC, speeding is the top contributing factor to car crash fatalities in B.C. So slow down and give yourself extra time to get to your destination
- Speed Watch: A program with Surrey Crime Prevention
- Fines and penalties: Information on the penalties for excessive speeding
Distracted driving
Anything that takes your attention away from driving is considered distracted driving. If you're looking at your phone, you can't see the road.
- Find provincial rest areas: If you're tired, take a rest
- Fines and penalties: Information on the penalties for distracted driving