Helmets are the safe way to go when it comes to riding a bike, scooter or e-device, but many people may be wearing them incorrectly.

Community gathers for Safe Travels Day as 12 juveniles have died on valley roads in 10 months

An intersection on Lake Mead Boulevard in the east valley has seen 27 crashes in just over six years, including three fatal collisions, according to data obtained by News 3.

Three of the four wrong-way driver alert systems the Nevada Department of Transportation told FOX 5 last year would be installed along the 215 are now in place. The systems are located at the westbound off-ramp at Warm Springs, Las Vegas Boulevard, and Windmill Lane. NDOT said the alert systems are not yet online, pending additional testing.

The deadly crash is renewing concerns among people who live and work in the area. Erin Breen, the director of PedSafe Vegas, said the death is part of a troubling trend.

Neighbors and a local traffic safety leader are calling for change in an East Las Vegas neighborhood after a 10-year-old boy is the latest child killed while crossing road.

Red has been the required background color for all government-related stop signs since the 1950s. However, blue stop signs can also be put up by private property owners on their own land.

The data can be viewed on the Clark County School District Police website, which compiles data from all law enforcement agencies. The data tracks students going to or from school, Monday through Friday, during the hours of 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Out of 285 students struck by cars this year, 131 incidents involved students on e-devices. That’s compared to only 9 recorded incidents involving e-devices last year.

The City of Las Vegas plans on using advanced signal technology to transform 16 intersections in and around Fremont Street, including at Las Vegas Boulevard and Fremont Street, to potentially eliminate the traditional pedestrian push button. The city was granted $1.4 million from the Federal Highway Administration to implement the AI pedestrian safety technology later this year.

Construction workers in the zone expressed frustration about the speeding drivers, saying many motorists appear to forget about their presence.

Erin Breen, director of Ped Safe Las Vegas at UNLV’s Transportation Research Center, said weekends like this highlight the consequences of dangerous driving behavior.

Police across Nevada are coordinating a joint campaign to crack down on impaired driving after two DUI crashes left a teenager dead and a mother and child fighting for their lives.