Winter driving isn’t easy, but it’s not rocket science, either, say police.
The comment came after a wild weekend that saw several vehicles slam into each other on icy roadways in the Oceanside area.
Corporal Richard van de Pol said Friday was the most active day in the crackup department, kicking off with a four-vehicle chain reaction on Highway 19A near Yambury Road just before 9:30 a.m.
“The driver of a Toyota lost control on the icy road and collided with other vehicles, which couldn’t avoid contact,” he said. “There were no serious injuries, but two people were taken to hospital with complaints of back and neck pain.”
Three vehicles had to be towed from the scene of the crash, which is being blamed primarily on icy road conditions.
“They were a contributing factor, but people need to slow down and drive according to what the road allows us to do,” van de Pol said.
No charges were laid in the incident.
Police barely had time to get the paperwork done on that crash when they were called out again on Friday, this time to Northwest Bay Road, near Roberts Road, where a gray Ford pickup rear ended a Buick Century.
Van de Pol said the crash happened after the Buick slowed for another vehicle, which had stopped on the icy roadway.
Although neither driver sustained any injuries in this crash, the Buick suffered extensive damage to its rear end.
No charges were laid.
At 1:50 p.m. police hit the road again after a vehicle flipped on Powderpoint Road in Nanoose Bay.
The crash happened by Parker Road when the driver of a 1997 Saturn lost control of her vehicle while coming down an icy hill.
“The vehicle ended up in the ditch and flipped onto its roof,” van de Pol said. “There was extensive damage to the roof and the vehicle was towed from the scene.”
Once again, icy roads were cited as the cause of the drama.
“It’s not rocket science,” a clearly frustrated van de Pol said.
“It’s the laws of physics. If it takes you a long time to stop on a dry road, it’s going to take a heck of a lot longer when it’s icy.”
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