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t ols .. Here‘s a statistic that should, but, sadly, likely won‘t, driving cause driyets to slow down. So far this year the Onâ€" tario Provincial Police say deaths caused by aggressive driving are up a stunning 80 per cent, to 27 from 15, !n fact, aggressive driving â€" which includes speedâ€" ing, tailgating, making excessive lane changes, intenâ€" tionally preventing another driver from passing, and . cutting off others on the road â€" is the No. 1 killer on Ontario highways, Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said. gcompared to this time last year. It‘s particularly worrying that this trend is taking shape before summer has even officially begun. That‘s the season when, along with an increase in cars and moâ€" | torcycles on the road, police generally see an uptick in dangerous speeding. So concerned are police forces in the province about aggressive driving that several have launched a conâ€" certed effort to draw attention to its dangers. Earlier this spring, a coalition of forces, including the Halton Regional Police Service, launched Project ERASE â€" Eliminate Racing Activity on Streets Everyâ€" where â€" in response to a spike in soâ€"called stuntâ€"drivâ€" ing charges in early 2017. Such risky driving is costing lives. But experts agree that it‘s unlikely to stop until the government does more to raise public awareness of the dangers and to increase the severity of the already steep penalties poâ€" lice can impose on reckless drivers. Under the current "stunt driving law" passed in 2007, police can immediately seize a driver‘s licence and veâ€" hicle for one week. Upon conviction drivers face fines of $2,000 to $10,000, up to six months of imprisonâ€" ment, and a licence suspension for up to two years for a firstâ€"time offence and 10 years for a second. You‘d think that would be enough to deter aggressive driving. But sadly, it‘s not. In January, Niagara Regional Police stopped a 20â€"yearâ€"old male Stoney Creek driver for stunt driving for the third time in 10 months. That‘s why all parties in Ontario should join forces and pass a private member‘s bill from Tourism Minisâ€" ter and Burlington MPP Eleanor McMahon that would impose even stiffer fines and sentences on outâ€"ofâ€" control drivers. Bill 213 would increase the penalties for those who cause death or bodily harm due to careless driving by allowing for fines of up to $50,000, a licence suspenâ€" sion for up to five years, and imprisonment for up to two years. The war on aggressive driving can be won with a comâ€" bination of publicity, peer pressure and penalties seâ€" vere enough to encourage behavioural changes. But it won‘t be easy. Aggressive driving is astoundâ€" ingly widespread. mmmmcsfiommow}eemtosuggest Canada faces a pervasive problem. It‘s time the govâ€" ermnment declared a war on aggressive driving. It can mnwidupublkeduatlonampaignmatukesef- fect before the summer. 6b 4 4 ho 4b t aa d en t t .. PRETTY IN PINK: Champion reader Alejandro Gutierrez snapped this photo of a pink trillium during a recent visit to Limehouse Conservation Area. Do you have a unique, interesting, fun or cute photo taken in Milton that you would like to submit to be considered for Snapshot? Send submissions (minimum 600 KB resolution) to editor@miltoncanadianâ€" champion.com or use the hashtag #MiltonChampion on Instagram. Please include the name of the photographer (for publlication) and a description of the photo including the location where it was taken. Tires afid tubes taken duning rash of garage robberies Time Capsules are gems of information exâ€" tracted from past issues of the Champion | The Milton High School Cadets were inâ€" | and other publications in order tu provide a window into Milton‘s past. | May 1922 | Last Sunday night burglars entered | McDuffe Bros. Garage adjoining the Farmâ€" |\ ers‘ Coâ€"operative building, by forcing open a second storey door in the rear. No | ladder was used and it is supposed that | the thieves climbed to the door from a | motor car. Seven or eight new tires and a number of tubes were stolen. The garage had been raided twice before. Thayer Hepburn‘s once witha second unâ€" successful attempt, and Frd Robinson‘s once. An attempt was made on Bert Buck‘s but the thieves were frightened away. Garages have been robbed so oftn it is suspected that the thieves are local. | and men on parade. Lieut. Peacock in command. The inspecting officer was Capâ€" | spected this morning, with a march past. There were three officers and 46 n.c.o‘s | tain Edwards, M.C. of Toronto who served | in the imperials before the Great War and | went overseas from Kingston in 1914 with the first contingent. He told the Champion that the Milton High School Cadets were the best he had seen anywhere. | He spoke particularly of their fine phyâ€" sique, only two smallâ€"sized boys among | them and the rest averaging man‘s size. | Their smartness on parade was notable. This material is assembled on behalf of the Milton Historical Society by Jim Dills, who | I can be reached through the society at (905) 875â€"4156. IInsidehaiton.com &______: Champk 25046 Mainway, Burlington, Ont. 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