If you’ve listened to any podcasts of late, you’ll have heard a sad conversation between two women about someone they knew who was killed due to street racing.

The ad spots, produced by the Government of Alberta, launched at the end of August as part of a campaign to deter reckless driving .

In a statement to Postmedia issued in mid-August to announce the initiative, Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen said speeding is a “serious and preventable danger” and the province will be working with police and municipalities to address it.

Earlier, the province had launched a $13-million fund to pay for such measures as digital speed signs, intersection upgrades, better lighting and pedestrian safety improvements.

Meanwhile, in the last few days, the Calgary Police Service and the City of Ca

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