All Calgarians shared the pain of the parents whose two-year-old toddler was killed in their own stroller while crossing in a marked crosswalk.

There are no words, but this is becoming a year for tragic traffic collisions, including the three young hockey players killed in Stavely and a 90-year-old man killed while riding his mobility unit.

Every tragic death leaves devastated parents, families and friends with lives changed forever.

Every day on Calgary or Alberta highways we witness a lack of responsibility. On Stoney Trail, drivers act as if it’s a raceway. If you drive five or 10 km/h over the limit, vehicles pass as if you are standing still. Where are the police when this happens?

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It is not just freeways such as Deerfoot that breed this insanity. Drive on 16th Avenue N.W. or Elbow Drive and witness the anger of many drivers behind you if you are only going the speed limit. Recently, on 6th Avenue downtown, I witnessed a car drive onto the sidewalk to get around construction traffic barriers.

What can be done? The province’s decision to eliminate photo radar did not make sense — knowing the photo radar car might be lurking will slow down most drivers.

Spots along Blackfoot Trail or 10th Avenue N.W. are breeding grounds for speeders, and the presence of photo radar in the past contributed to slower traffic. Apparently, the provincial government got rid of the technology because some rural towns were abusing it, but there are ways to deal with that without stopping it altogether.

Cities need that equipment brought back now.

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Cities have responsibilities, too. Many areas have speed limits that simply do not make sense for drivers or the road. The City of Calgary (and other Alberta cities) should undertake a serious review of speed limits and change signs to properly reflect the reality of the roads. Divided roadways with artificially low speed limits result in frustration. Construction barriers that suddenly pop up or are left up long after their need are even more frustrating, and that can lead to temper tantrums and reckless driving.

It is a mystery why some cars seem to have permission to stop in the middle of any street, to slow down looking for an address or simply ignore basic traffic laws. The police either ignore these infractions or do not have the manpower to ticket them.

We must stop the carnage on our roads, but lecturing will not do the job. Heavy fines, restoring photo radar and licence suspensions must be part of the program.

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Police services cannot do this alone — they need the power of the province, the cities and the politicians working together to return sanity to our streets. Drivers are praised if they remain at the scene of a collision, but you cannot be absolved of blame for something you caused in the first place.

Calgary is on pace for the most traffic deaths we have ever had in one year. We can work together to enforce traffic laws, change avoidable issues that frustrate drivers and bring the hammer down on speeders.

Seven traffic deaths in two months is simply wrong, and this cannot be allowed to continue.

George H. Brookman is the chairman and company ambassador of West Canadian Digital.

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