iN NUMBERS: Majority in B.C. want higher fines for interfering with emergency vehicles

Certainly you’re a law abiding, conscientious driver who always moves quickly for emergency sirens.

But if you drive around long enough you’ll see others who aren’t as quick to get out of the way.

Some British Columbians think there should be a higher penalty for interfering with emergency vehicles on the road.

Here are the numbers from a Research Co. poll:

233.99: Dollars. That’s what respondents thought the fine was for driving over a fire hose in B.C. was.
81: Dollars. That’s the actual fine for driving over a fire hose and for following too close to a fire truck in B.C.
393.32: Dollars. That’s what respondents though the fine was for failing to yield to an emergency vehicle.
109: Dollars. That’s the fine for failing to yield to an emergency vehicle.
58: Per cent of respondents in the Southern Interior think the fine for driving over a fire hose is too low.
63: Per cent of respondents in the Southern Interior think the fine for failing to yield to an emergency vehicle is too low.
60: Per cent of British Columbians surveyed said the fine should be raised for driving over a fire hose.
999: Tickets were handed out by BC Highway Patrol in April to drivers who didn’t slow down and move over when passing stopped emergency vehicles.
173: Dollars. That’s the fine for failing to slow down and move over when passing a stopped emergency vehicle in B.C.