Two B.C. bikers got caught speeding immediately after they picked up their motorcycles from an impound lot.
The BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) shared some details about the two unrelated incidents after clocking the motorcyclists at dangerously high speeds.
Both of the incidents took place on the Sea to Sky Highway within the last week.
On Oct. 13, BCHP clocked a Suzuki motorcycle travelling at 168 km/h southbound on Highway #99 near Porteau Cove. The motorcyclist was a 54-year-old man from Burnaby. The man told BCHP that he had just picked up his bike from a seven-day impound.
“The man’s wife had dropped him off to pick up the bike, and minutes later, she came to pick him up again,” BCHP said.
The other incident occurred the very next day in the exact same location. This time it was a BMW motorcycle travelling at 143 km/h in an 80 km/h zone.
“The 40-year-old Vancouver man had ridden straight from picking his bike up from a seven-day impound,” BCHP said. He was issued another ticket and had his vehicle impounded.
“A second excessive speeding offence means a 30-day impound, plus you pay for the extra storage costs, plus extra insurance costs and escalating high-risk driver premiums,” said Corporal Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol in a statement.
“You can see how BC Highway Patrol is using enforcement to educate people about speeding consequences,” McLaughlin added.
BCHP adds that the total cost of the new impounds for speeding B.C. motorcyclists would be roughly $3,000, noting, “but will still be nowhere near the consequences of a high-speed motorcycle collision.”
Two motorcycles speed right back to the impound lot. They had just been released from prior seven-day impoundshttps://t.co/IZfttFdVDO pic.twitter.com/jrYVZwn6il
— BC Highway Patrol (@BCHwyPatrol) October 17, 2025
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