Learner motorcyclist from Surrey learns how to lose a license – at nearly 190 km/h on Hwy. 1

Oct 20, 2025 | 12:35 PM

SURREY — Motorcycle season is likely over for a 18-year-old Surrey man with a learner’s license after he was clocked at close to double the posted speed limit on Hwy. 1 near the Port Mann Bridge – in front of police.

BC Highway Patrol spokesperson Corporal Michael McLaughlin says a blue Yamaha motorcycle captured the watchful eye of a BCHP officer on Monday, Oct. 6 at 8:40 p.m., after the teen passed a marked police cruiser on Hwy. 1 in Surrey. As the police officer followed, the motorcycle was clocked at 187 km/h in a 100-km/h zone – all while crossing several lanes of traffic over solid white lines and without signalling.

“The rider told police, ‘I thought I lost you.’ Apparently he didn’t know about police cameras, radar and radios,” said Corporal McLaughlin. “You will face consequences for speeding no matter what, but you will make things much worse if you double-down on dangerous driving in full view of police.”

The motorcycle rider, wearing only baggy jeans, a T-shirt and a helmet, received the following:

Excessive speed (over 60 km/h), section 148(1) of the BC Motor Vehicle Act (MVA) with a fine of $483;
Change lanes over a solid line, section 151(b) of the BC MVA ($109);
Change lanes without signal, section 151(c) of the BC MVA ($109);
Fail to display “L” sign, section 30.10(2) of the BC Motor Vehicle Act Regulations ($109);
Drive contrary to restrictions (before sunrise or after sunset), section 25(15) of the BC MVA ($109);
A 7-day impound for the motorcycle (plus the cost of the tow and the impound).

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As a class 7 learner, a driver is not allowed to accumulate any penalty points. Corporal McLaughlin says a driving prohibition from the B.C. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles is a likely consequence.

“We are happy this young rider survived his behaviour. His lack of meaningful safety gear left zero margin for error,” says Corporal McLaughlin. “Now he has a chance to learn some valuable lessons by feeling the sting of the fines.”

by Mike Vanden Bosch

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