A FOX5 story into speeding on the 215 around Stephanie has generated nearly 700 comments on Facebook, with many drivers defending excessive speeds in construction zones.

The School Traffic Safety Working Group met for the first time this year, and there’s plenty of work to be done to recommend sweeping changes for the start of the next school year.

Many Nevadans know car insurance rates in the state are high, but fewer understand why they continue to climb or whether anything can be done to stop the increases. Car insurance rates in Nevada are expected to jump by nearly 6.5% in the new year, the second-largest increase in the nation, according to a new study from LendingTree.

 Drivers across the valley are being warned to slow down, pay attention, and obey the rules of the road because this holiday season, enforcement is anything but jolly.  Thursday, the Grinch himself helped law enforcement crack down on dangerous driving at a busy Las Vegas crosswalk at the intersection of Flamingo and Mojave Road. Agencies involved include CCSD Police, LVMPD traffic, North Las Vegas police, Henderson police, and the UNLV traffic unit, all working together under a zero-tolerance policy to protect pedestrians.

Although pedestrians have the right of way in a crosswalk, they don’t always anticipate the possibility that a driver won’t stop, Metropolitan Police Department Sgt. David Stoddard said Thursday.

The announcement of a new task force by local law enforcement has been met with optimism from traffic and safety advocates. Erin Breen, director of UNLV's Road Equity Alliance Project, shared her thoughts on the initiative.

More than 60 people have died on Las Vegas valley roads while in or crossing streets, leading road safety advocates to once again sound the alarm.

Clark County and PedSafe Vegas hosted a World Day of Remembrance Ceremony in the rotunda of the Clark County Government Center on Monday from 5 to 6 p.m. The ceremony honored those who have lost their lives or been impacted by roadway crashes.

Six Las Vegas Valley pedestrians have been struck and killed since Nov. 1, and safety advocates warn about the dangers on our roads with shrinking daylight hours. The warning comes after the latest crash involving a child: on Monday at 4:38 p.m. police said an 11-year-old girl was badly hurt crossing Lake Mead Blvd. by Pecos Road. Police said the girl was outside a marked crosswalk.

An analysis of video taken from inside a Las Vegas school bus that struck and killed a 12-year-old girl shows the crash was preventable and several things could’ve been done leading up to the deadly crash, including enforcing the law of not allowing vehicles to park in bike lanes.

Waymo is bringing its autonomous vehicle service to Southern Nevada for public use next year. The Silicon Valley, Calif.-based company has services in five locations — San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Atlanta and Austin, Texas. It will bring the commercial ride hailing application to Las Vegas next summer, with plans to also expand into San Diego and Detroit, the company said on Monday.

Clark County officials are reminding residents to change smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector batteries and exercise extra caution on roadways as daylight saving time ends this weekend. County officials say they support the annual #Dusk2Dawn road and pedestrian safety campaign created by UNLV’s Transportation Research Center. The campaign reminds pedestrians and motorists of safety measures when days are shorter and visibility is reduced.