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Shopping for a car seat for baby is one of the first things a family buys before bringing home their new bundle of joy. But not all car seats are created equal. Technically, every car seat sold in the U.S. must pass Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213. They are all considered “safe”, however, it’s …
Calendar of Events Update to the Strategic Highway Safety Plan Statewide safety partners have developed a draft document for the 2016-2020 Update to the Strategic Highway Safety Plan.
Every five years, SHSP partners from across the state work together to update the Strategic Highway Safety Plan, to refocus efforts to reduce fatalities and serious injuries over the next five years, working toward Nevada’s goal of Zero Fatalities.
The Impaired Driving Critical Emphasis Area (CEA) team was faced with a challenge: how to reduce the number of repeat DUI offenders in Nevada. Many DUI citations are plea-bargained down from a DUI and each court in Nevada has its own approach towards sentencing and monitoring. A statewide strategy seemed impossible.
When elementary school teacher Mathew Portell discovered that one of his students didn’t have anything to read at home, he began asking fellow cyclists to donate books. Seven years later, his Nashville-based nonprofit, Ride for Reading, has distributed more than 250,000 books—by bike—in 16 states, including Nevada.
The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) has completed a project to install sidewalks and pedestrian crosswalks at five elementary schools in Washoe County. About 2,800 feet of new sidewalk, upgraded pedestrian crosswalk ramps, and signage have been installed at streetside entrances in front of Nancy Gomes, Lemmon Valley, Virginia Palmer, Elizabeth Lenz, and Brown Elementary …
The week of October 18-24 is National Teen Driver Safety Week. Motor vehicle crashes are the number one killer of teens 14-18 years of age in the U.S. Almost half of the teen drivers involved in a crash die. Yet, a recent survey shows that only 25% of parents have had a serious talk with their …
Everyone walks. Whether you walk to and from work, at home with your family and pets, or for exercise, walking is part of everyday life. Unfortunately, pedestrian deaths have been on the rise in the U.S. since 2009. Recent data shows that 4,735 pedestrians were killed nationally in 2013; that’s one pedestrian every two hours.
In February 2015, the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) allocated $10 million in state highway funds for pedestrian safety programs throughout the state. At the time, nine pedestrians had been killed on Nevada’s roadways. Tragically, that figure has ballooned to 20 as of mid-April.
Safety, mobility, accessibility and job creation are key to the Nevada Department of Transportation’s (NDOT) Project NEON endeavor along Interstate 15 and surrounding streets. Interstate 15 in the heart of the Las Vegas Valley is the busiest stretch of freeway in the state of Nevada. One-tenth of the state’s population, or approximately 270,000 motorists, traverses …
