In The News: Transportation Research Center

There's still about a month left of school in the Vegas Valley, and 347 students have been hit going to and from school. Four children have died. These are Clark County School District, private school, and charter school students, as well as children too young to attend school.

With gas prices still high, everyone is doing what they can to save at the pump — including carpooling. A number of carpooling apps have given commuters new options, like Carpool Connect, which is available for UNLV students and staff.

Tucked between the hustle and bustle of the Las Vegas Strip and the tall timbers of Mt. Charleston, Skye Canyon is being promoted as a community built around outdoor living, wellness and connection. The master-planned community blends modern new-build homes with natural landscapes and highlights access to outdoor activities as a key part of its lifestyle appeal.

Local police data confirm what anyone who has spent time near a Las Vegas-area school during morning drop-off or afternoon dismissal already suspects: e-scooters and e-bikes are everywhere — and children are getting hurt.

Data shows roughly 60 percent of fatal crashes happen when a driver turns into a motorcyclist’s path or pulls out in front of them.

“If you’re driving in Las Vegas, and the light turns green? Wait.” Local performer Amy Saunders, aka Miss Behave, drops this line in her show-opening monologues, where it always gets a brittle, self-aware laugh because we’ve been on every side of that intersection.

According to the latest data, 338 students have been struck by cars going to or from school; the data tracks students going to or from school, between the hours of 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

E-devices linked to more than 130 incidents as officials push for safety measures

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.