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Police issued 1,666 tickets on this Port Coquitlam road last year

RCMP cracked down on speedsters and distracted drivers at its designated HAZE areas last year, issuing a total of 4,163 violation tickets to drivers in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam.
Janis Cleugh
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Coquitlam RCMP handed out nearly 4,200 traffic violation tickets across its jurisdiction in all of 2023.Coquitlam RCMP

Mary Hill Bypass. Lougheed Highway. Pinetree Way. Como Lake Avenue. Shaughnessy Street.

If police pulled you over for speeding or being distracted behind the wheel last year, it was likely along one of these five stretches in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam.

According to year-end results from Coquitlam RCMP, which covers the two municipalities as well as Anmore and Belcarra, the detachment issued 4,163 violation tickets in its designated hotspots — or High Accident Zone Enforcement (HAZE) areas — in 2023.

The biggest number was along the Mary Hill Bypass with 1,666 tickets; the intersection at Lougheed at Pinetree Way came second while speeding along Como Lake Avenue was third.

In September and October alone, Mounties issued 814 tickets in HAZE areas. During those two months, officers handed out 83 tickets to drivers at Lougheed/Shaughnessy, where distracted driving is being enforced.

HAZE areas are identified using accident data from the Insurance Corporation of BC (ICBC). Speed Watch volunteers and speed radar detectors are also used.

"Our goal with traffic enforcement is to reduce harm while changing unlawful behaviour to increase road safety," said RCMP spokesperson S/Sgt. Mark McCutcheon in a news release. 

"Often times, we find that public perception of the dangers — or lack of dangers — on a roadway do not match the collision statistics for that location. We hope that showing the public how areas are identified for police enforcement, providing our traffic enforcement calendar and sharing violation ticket statistics per location will help people understand why certain areas see higher traffic enforcement than others."

Where were police?

Here’s where and when Coquitlam RCMP traffic officers popped up over the past two months:

Nov. 1

  • HAZE Team Enforcement for speed along Como Lake Avenue

Nov. 2

  • HAZE Team Enforcement for speed along Coast Meridian in Port Coquitlam
  • HAZE Team Enforcement along Mary Hill Bypass

Nov. 3

  • HAZE Team Enforcement for speed along Coast Meridian in Port Coquitlam
  • HAZE Team Enforcement along Mary Hill Bypass

Nov. 8

  • HAZE Team Enforcement for speed along Coast Meridian and Mary Hill Bypass in Port Coquitlam
  • HAZE Team Enforcement near Pinetree and Lougheed in Coquitlam

Nov. 9

  • HAZE Team Enforcement for speed along Coast Meridian in Port Coquitlam
  • HAZE Team Enforcement along Mary Hill Bypass

Nov. 10

  • Team Enforcement

Nov. 11

  • Team Enforcement

Nov. 16

  • Team Enforcement

Nov. 17

  • HAZE Team Enforcement for speed along Coast Meridian in Port Coquitlam
  • HAZE Team Enforcement along Mary Hill Bypass

Nov. 18

  • Team Enforcement

Nov. 19

  • HAZE Team Enforcement for speed along Coast Meridian in Port Coquitlam
  • HAZE Team Enforcement along Mary Hill Bypass

Nov. 25

  • HAZE Team Enforcement at Barnet and Johnson in Coquitlam
  • HAZE Team Enforcement along Como Lake Avenue near Fowler in Coquitlam

Dec. 13

  • HAZE Team Enforcement near Pinetree Way and Lougheed Hwy in Coquitlam
  • Joint-enforcement for Commercial Vehicle Inspections

Dec. 14

  • HAZE Team Enforcement along Lougheed Hwy and Shaughnessy
  • HAZE Team Enforcement along Como Lake Avenue near Fowler in Coquitlam

Dec. 15

  • HAZE Team Enforcement for speed along Coast Meridian and Mary Hill Bypass in Port Coquitlam
  • Counter Attack enforcement

Dec. 16

  • HAZE Team Enforcement for speed along Coast Meridian and Mary Hill Bypass in Port Coquitlam
  • Counter Attack enforcement

Dec. 17

  • HAZE Team Enforcement along Lougheed Hwy and Shaughnessy
  • Counter Attack enforcement

Dec. 18

  • HAZE Team Enforcement near Barnet Hwy and Johnson Street
  • HAZE Team Enforcement along Como Lake Avenue near Fowler in Coquitlam

Dec. 19

  • HAZE Team Enforcement near Barnet Hwy and Johnson Street
  • HAZE Team Enforcement for speed along Coast Meridian and Mary Hill Bypass in Port Coquitlam

Dec. 20

  • HAZE Team Enforcement along Lougheed Hwy and Shaughnessy
  • HAZE Team Enforcement along Como Lake Avenue near Fowler in Coquitlam

Dec. 21

  • HAZE Team Enforcement along Lougheed Hwy and Shaughnessy
  • HAZE Team Enforcement along Como Lake Avenue near Fowler in Coquitlam

Dec. 22

  • HAZE Team Enforcement near Pinetree Way and Lougheed Hwy in Coquitlam
  • HAZE Team Enforcement for speed along Coast Meridian and Mary Hill Bypass in Port Coquitlam

Dec. 23

  • HAZE Team Enforcement for speed along Mary Hill Bypass in Coquitlam
  • Counter Attack enforcement

Dec. 24

  • HAZE Team Enforcement for speed along Coast Meridian and Mary Hill Bypass in Port Coquitlam
  • Counter Attack enforcement

Dec. 25

  • Team Enforcement

Dec. 26

  • HAZE Team Enforcement for speed along Coast Meridian and Mary Hill Bypass in Port Coquitlam
  • Counter Attack enforcement

Dec. 27

  • HAZE Team Enforcement for speed along Mary Hill Bypass in Coquitlam

Dec. 28

  • HAZE Team Enforcement along Como Lake Avenue near Fowler in Coquitlam

Dec. 29

  • HAZE Team Enforcement near Barnet Hwy and Johnson Street
  • HAZE Team Enforcement for speed along Mary Hill Bypass in Coquitlam

Dec. 30

  • HAZE Team Enforcement along Lougheed Hwy and Shaughnessy
  • HAZE Team Enforcement for speed along Coast Meridian and Mary Hill Bypass in Port Coquitlam

Dec. 31

  • Counter Attack enforcement

Jan. 1, 2024

  • HAZE Team Enforcement for speed along Coast Meridian and Mary Hill Bypass in Port Coquitlam
  • Counter Attack enforcement