Nevada roads are deadlier this year, with nearly 40 percent more fatal crashes through March than during the same period in 2023. And the situation is worse on Clark County roads.
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A new connection between Laughlin and Bullhead City, Arizona — decades in the making — is nearing completion.
UNLV’s Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine cited the speeding statistic as it announced a federal grant to study traffic-related injuries and deaths.
High occupancy vehicle lanes in the Las Vegas Valley may soon become a thing of the past.
Although the Silver State isn’t home to the most expensive gas, prices for Nevadans hit their pocketbooks harder than any other state, according to a list compiled by insurance firm HiRoad.
If you’ve seen a car driving around with a classic vehicle plate and thought, “That’s not a classic,” you could be right.
As of June 30, there were 390,007 specialty plates actively registered in the state, according to Nevada Department of Motor Vehicle data.
Following President Joe Biden urging states to consider a gas tax holiday as retail prices for fuel continue to near record highs, motorists in Nevada shouldn’t hold their breath.
Beginning May 3, 2023, anyone who doesn’t have a valid passport or military ID must obtain a Real ID in order to fly domestically in the U.S.
The number of electric vehicles registered with the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles has increased 133 percent in the last two years, going from 7,381 in 2019 to 17,162.
With the interstate going from three lanes on the Nevada side to two on the California side, traffic can back up over 20 miles on some busy holiday weekends.
As transportation officials mull the future of the important Interstate 11 build-out, one option is now off the table.
Through July there have been 208 traffic-related fatalities on state roads, a 31 percent increase over the same period last year, data from the Nevada Department of Public Safety revealed.
The use of artificial intelligence to strategically position law enforcement vehicles on Las Vegas’ busiest highways appears to have had some initial success in reducing dangerous driving.
In Nevada, two dozen NDOT employees have been killed while on duty, with the most recent death occurring in 2015 on Interstate 80 near Battle Mountain.