The Henderson Police Department is looking to get a handle on red-light runners using indicator lights installed at a dozen intersections throughout the city. Red-light indicators, which have been in use by Henderson police for just over a month at selected intersections, provide police officers with a tool to safely enforce red-light-running laws with motorists who disregard them.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sheriff Kevin McMahill explains his support for red light and speed cameras across the Las Vegas Valley as crashes and fatalities soar in early 2024.

The January traffic death toll of 31 reported by the Metropolitan Police Department, the Nevada Highway Patrol and Henderson police concerns the director of UNLV’s Road Equity Alliance and Vulnerable Road Users Project.

We just got through the first month of the year, but already Las Vegas police are issuing a warning: road deaths are going up.

A traffic safety advocate calls for Las Vegas Metropolitan Police to crack down on illegal crossings and “jaywalking” as pedestrian deaths continue to rise, while the Sheriff argues jaywalking citations are ineffective and enforcement is problematic.

The number of Las Vegas Valley pedestrians killed in traffic crashes in January jumped 80 percent over January 2023 levels, according to an analysis of traffic fatalities reported by Southern Nevada law enforcement.

According to the massive tome, highways signs should be “simple, direct, brief, legible and clear” and only be used for important information, such as warning drivers of obstacles in the road ahead, adverse weather conditions, detours and or significant delays. Warning about the dangers of speeding, driving while impaired or not wearing a seat belt are also acceptable.

But Nevada law prohibits such cameras unless law enforcement is present. As such, the standalone red-light and speed cameras that are seen in other states across the country are not used in Nevada.