We just got through the first month of the year, but already Las Vegas police are issuing a warning: road deaths are going up.
By mid-January, the number of traffic deaths had increased by almost 60%. And last year, police reported 156 traffic deaths, up from 153 a year earlier.
At the same time, police are becoming more vocal about the desire for state lawmakers to allow traffic cameras on red lights, allowing drivers to be ticketed through photographic evidence.
But does it work? Can those cameras decrease traffic crashes without allowing the slow creep of even more police surveillance in Las Vegas?
We have had 16 FATAL collisions in 29 days‼️ 10 of the 16 are Pedestrians. We are up 80% from this same time last year for pedestrian related FATAL collisions. This is a trend we cannot continue, Las Vegas! pic.twitter.com/GZIRnW9ZRe
— LVMPD Traffic Bureau (@LVMPD_Traffic) January 29, 2024
Guests: Andrew Bennett, director, Clark County Office of Traffic Safety; Erin Breen, coordinator, UNLV’s Transportation Research Center
