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Speeding is widespread throughout Nevada. Between 2015 and 2019, there was an average of 175,000 speeding-related citations per year. The Speed Management Action Plan (SMAP) characterizes Nevada’s speed and speeding-related safety problems and speed management issues; identifies appropriate engineering, enforcement, and educational countermeasures and strategies; and outlines actions that NDOT and partner agencies can take …
In the 2021 Nevada Legislative Session, Assembly Bill 341 was passed to permit Cannabis Consumption Lounges in Nevada. The law limits the number of permits for Cannabis Consumption Lounges to 40, with restrictions: Twenty must be attached to dispensaries Ten can be independent licenses Ten must be allocated to social equity applicants The Cannabis Compliance …
In Summer 2022, the Nevada Advisory Committee on Traffic Safety (NVACTS) put forward recommendations for traffic safety policy priorities. Based on a review of the crash data and current traffic safety issues in Nevada, these policy priorities recommend changes that would lead to the reduction of traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries on Nevada’s roadways. The …
The Nevada Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) addresses Critical Emphasis Areas (CEAs) involved in a high number of fatalities and serious injuries. To provide synergy between CEAs, the nine CEAs are split between Key Areas, each of which has a Task Force that meets quarterly to address both common and CEA-specific issues. The organizational structure …
NDOT initiated a statewide comprehensive study to establish a new methodology and process to identify and prioritize locations where passing and climbing lanes may provide benefits. Adding a passing or climbing lane along an existing highway could enhance safety, improve traffic operations, and provide overall mobility benefits in the most cost-effective way. The result is …
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), texting drivers face a crash risk two to six times higher than a non-texting driver, and according to the American Automobile Association (AAA), 67% of drivers admit to engaging in this potentially lethal behavior. Attendees at this year’s Nevada Traffic Safety Summit were able to hear …
When someone is killed, their dreams die with them. In 2017, there were 99 impaired-driving fatalities on Nevada roadways. That’s 99 dreams that will never be fulfilled. Zero Fatalities is launching the “Don’t Kill a Dream” movement to bring a personal connection to the issue of impaired driving, honor the dreams of victims, and advocate …
The 2018 Nevada Traffic Safety Summit was held on October 16-18 at the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas. Hosted by the Nevada Department of Transportation and Department of Public Safety–Office of Traffic Safety, the annual event brings together traffic safety partners, industry professionals, educators, and advocates to discuss the challenges of traffic safety with respect to …
12/6 Intersection Safety Task Force Meeting Pedestrian Safety Task Force Meeting 12/11 Occupant Protection Task Force Meeting Young Driver Safety Task Force Meeting 12/13 Lane Departure Prevention Task Force Meeting Motorcycle Safety Task Force Meeting 12/20 Impaired Driving Prevention Task Force Meeting
Impaired driving is expanding to include other forms of impairment, such as marijuana and opioid use, which can also affect driving and cause crashes. Governors Highway Safety Association’s (GHSA’s) Drug-Impaired Driving: Marijuana and Opioids Raise Critical Issues for States finds that in 2016, 44% of fatally-injured drivers with known drug test results tested positive for drugs, …
