In The News: Transportation Research Center
As days grow shorter from Daylight Savings in Southern Nevada, the Dusk 2 Dawn campaign kicked off Friday with hopes of bringing awareness to worsening pedestrian collisions and fatalities in Nevada.
Darker nights are approaching as daylight saving time comes to an end, and organizations are highlighting pedestrian safety.
As Fall settles in and there is less daylight every day, reminding road users about the importance of crosswalk safety could be lifesaving. In a year when pedestrian fatalities are well above last year in Las Vegas, advocates say this message is more important than ever.
Ruben Cuevas was riding his motorcycle last Friday near the intersection of Charleston and Lamb when he was hit by a drunk driver.
Hundreds of children have been hit by vehicles while biking or walking near Las Vegas Valley public schools, but educators and parents are unaware of the vast majority of crashes, records and interviews show, reducing the ability to target danger zones.
Although it’s something that should be observed every day, October is pedestrian safety month.
Traffic fatalities in Nevada and Clark County have crept upward as the year has progressed. In January, the state saw a 27 percent decline in traffic-related deaths when compared with the first month of 2021. By the end of July, however, the number of people killed on state roads this year had hit 211, equaling where it stood through the first seven months of 2021, the deadliest year on Nevada highways in 15 years.
Deadly motorcycle crashes are rising in Clark County this year.
It was a deadly Tuesday morning for pedestrians in the Las Vegas Valley, with three dead and a fourth seriously injured in four separate incidents.
It was a dangerous Tuesday morning for pedestrians in the Las Vegas Valley with three killed and a fourth critically injured in four separate crashes.
Las Vegas-based startup Halo.Car this week launched a ride-hailing service that allows customers to rent cars piloted by a remote driver, who operates the vehicle from the Halo.Car office.
Las Vegas-based startup Halo.Car launched a transportation service this week that allows customers to rent cars piloted by a remote driver, operating the vehicle from Halo.Car’s office.