With much of the province being blanketed by snow, BC Transportation is reminding motorists to be patient with the plows clearing our roads.

On Tuesday, the government agency issued a tweet with photos of a driver on Vancouver Island passing two plows working in tandem on a highway near Campbell River. 

Photo Credit: BC Transportation.

"This could have ended very badly today," reads the tweet from BC Transportation, which also reminded motorists to never pass a snowplow on the right-hand side. 

According to BC Transportation, the snow and general debris that flies out to the right can easily cause a driver to lose all visibility while attempting to pass. 

Many plows are also equipped with extendable wings that might not be visible because of that blowing snow, making it easy for a driver to clip them.

“We’re not here to get in your way,” added one VSA equipment operator.

“We all want to make it home to our families at the end of the day, too.”

In 2016, there were 11 collisions between cars and plows on the Coquihalla Highway alone, creating stress, grief and costs for a lot of people.