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How Safe Is Las Vegas For Riding Bikes To School

From E-Bikes for city employees to the old-fashioned pedal pushers for school kids.

Monday, thousands of school kids took to the streets – walking, biking, driving, getting on a bus – all to get to school for the first day.  

Kids are riding bikes and walking over some pretty busy streets. So just how safe are the streets of Las Vegas for young bicyclists?

Erin Breen, UNLV Traffic Safety Coalition Coordinator; Ron Floth, bicycle coordinator, Regional Transportation Commission Southern Nevada

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