NOW is your chance to get back at that one road on your daily commute that makes you feel like you are driving through a minefield, on the edge of a cliff, or bumper to bumper in a mall parking lot on Boxing Day.
If you travel on what you think is the worst road in British Columbia - facing potholes, traffic congestion or unsafe roads each day - the B.C. Automobile Association wants to hear about it. Until April 23, BCAA is inviting drivers to vote for the road in their community or on their commute that they feel is the "worst" in the province.
Whether you're a motorist, cyclist or pedestrian, roads that are deteriorating, inadequately maintained or poorly designed affect your pocketbook, stress level and personal safety, according to a recent BCAA press release.
After voting closes, BCAA will share detailed results with municipalities and the provincial Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to ensure they are aware of road users' concerns, and to find out how they are planning to improve B.C.'s problem roads and highways.
Throughout the campaign, you can check the website bcaa.com/worstroads to see where your road ranks and which roads are close to taking the title of B.C.'s Worst Road. Once final results are tallied, a list of the Top 20 worst roads in B.C. will be published.
While this is BCAA's second year of conducting this campaign, similar surveys conducted by CAA affiliates in other provinces have shown that strong voices can make a difference. In Ontario, more than 90 per cent of the roads that achieved Top 20 Worst Road status in previous years have either been fixed or are in the process of being fixed.
The BCAA "Worst Roads" survey defines a worst road as any piece of paved infrastructure - including a bridge or tunnel - that exhibits the following characteristics:
- has damaging potholes
- needs resurfacing
- is unsafe and contributes to frequent accidents
- is often heavily congested
- has inadequate road markings or signs
- is poorly designed for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists to share safely.
This survey is open to all British Columbians. Nominate your worst road now at caaworstroads.com/home/index/2 or follow the rankings and cast your vote at www.bcaa. com/worstroads.
