Enhancing road safety in Surrey for motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians.

Who we are

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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.  

 

Do you have a traffic complaint?

Reporting a traffic complaint can help police identify and address problem areas, ensuring our officers respond with the appropriate action.
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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

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. 

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. 

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

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.