‘Decoy’ rider puts spotlight on bike safety law — PHOTOS
A Metro police officer talks to a driver of a car that was pulled over for failure to provide 3 feet between the vehicle and a decoy bicyclist, right, he passed during Bicyclist Safety Campaign on East Bonanza Road on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye
A decoy cyclist rides his bike during Bicyclist Safety Campaign on East Bonanza Road on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 as a white vehicle races past close to him. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye
A Metro police officer talks to a driver of a van that was pulled over for failure to provide 3 feet between the vehicle and a decoy bicyclist, right, he passed during Bicyclist Safety Campaign on East Bonanza Road on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye
Metro Capt. Peter Boffelli, center, speaks at Bicyclist Safety Campaign press conference in the parking lot of the Dula Gym at 441 East Bonanza Road on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye
A Metro police officer talks to a driver of a car that was pulled over for failure to provide 3 feet between the vehicle and a decoy bicyclist he passed during Bicyclist Safety Campaign on East Bonanza Road on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye
A decoy cyclist rides his bike during Bicyclist Safety Campaign on East Bonanza Road on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 as a white vehicle, right, races past him. On October 1, 2011 a new law was enacted that requires drivers passing a bicyclist on a public road to move over a lane, or provide at least provide 3 feet. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye
A Metro police officer talks to a driver of a car that was pulled over for failure to provide 3 feet between the vehicle and a decoy bicyclist he passed during Bicyclist Safety Campaign on East Bonanza Road on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye
Members of the media attend Bicyclist Safety Campaign press conference in the parking lot of the Dula Gym at 441 East Bonanza Road on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye
Metro Police Officer Larry Hadfield speaks at Bicyclist Safety Campaign press conference in the parking lot of the Dula Gym at 441 East Bonanza Road on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye
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Police stopped vehicles on Wednesday following a news conference to emphasize laws designed to protect bicyclists. A "decoy" rider on the street worked with patrol officers to identify offenders.
Motorists on East Bonanza Road were watched for compliance on rules that require drivers to allow at least 3 feet on a public road.
Las Vegas police have investigated eight fatal bicycle accidents in 2015.
Representatives from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the Regional Transportation Commission, along with Las Vegas Councilman Ricki Y. Barlow, teamed up for the joint campaign to educate the public.
