In The News: Transportation Research Center
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is investigating its 46th traffic-related death so far in 2024. During the first three months of 2023, 16 pedestrians lost their lives in Clark County streets. This year, the number of pedestrian fatalities has doubled to 32 during that same period.
The Henderson Police Department is looking to get a handle on red-light runners using indicator lights installed at a dozen intersections throughout the city. Red-light indicators, which have been in use by Henderson police for just over a month at selected intersections, provide police officers with a tool to safely enforce red-light-running laws with motorists who disregard them.
Southern Nevada’s economy is less diversified compared to other Mountain West metropolitan areas despite gains in key economic sectors over the past decade. The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) unveiled a study prepared by UNLV’s Brookings Mountain West, Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) and Transportation Research Center that addresses key barriers and makes recommendations to strengthen and diversify the Southern Nevada economy.
UNLV’s Road Equity Alliance Project said crosswalks are not required to be painted where two streets intersect, though are required at mid-block crosswalks. Ongoing projects in the valley are expected to improve these marked zones and additionally create barriers along the sidewalk so pedestrians do not cross anywhere else but at the crosswalk.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sheriff Kevin McMahill explains his support for red light and speed cameras across the Las Vegas Valley as crashes and fatalities soar in early 2024.
Traffic fatalities took over at the start of 2024, with more fatalities in January than days of the month, according to the Road Equity Alliance Project.
The January traffic death toll of 31 reported by the Metropolitan Police Department, the Nevada Highway Patrol and Henderson police concerns the director of UNLV’s Road Equity Alliance and Vulnerable Road Users Project.
We just got through the first month of the year, but already Las Vegas police are issuing a warning: road deaths are going up.
A traffic safety advocate calls for Las Vegas Metropolitan Police to crack down on illegal crossings and “jaywalking” as pedestrian deaths continue to rise, while the Sheriff argues jaywalking citations are ineffective and enforcement is problematic.
The number of Las Vegas Valley pedestrians killed in traffic crashes in January jumped 80 percent over January 2023 levels, according to an analysis of traffic fatalities reported by Southern Nevada law enforcement.
According to the massive tome, highways signs should be “simple, direct, brief, legible and clear” and only be used for important information, such as warning drivers of obstacles in the road ahead, adverse weather conditions, detours and or significant delays. Warning about the dangers of speeding, driving while impaired or not wearing a seat belt are also acceptable.
But Nevada law prohibits such cameras unless law enforcement is present. As such, the standalone red-light and speed cameras that are seen in other states across the country are not used in Nevada.