Nevada gets ‘red’ rating for lagging roadway safety laws: Report

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Published January 18, 2021 1:30pm ET

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Nevada gets ‘red’ rating for lagging roadway safety laws: Report — Traffic moves west along Interstate 80 west of Reno, Nev., as a heavy, wet storm hits Northern Nevada on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. A powerful storm delivered more snow and less rainfall Sunday to the Sierra than forecast, blunting the flooding danger on the Truckee River in California and Nevada, forecasters said. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison) | Cathleen Allison

Nevada’s roadway safety laws are lagging dangerously below recommended standards, according to a recent report.

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (AHAS), a coalition of highway safety organizations, published the report to give lawmakers an “evidence-based guide to state legislatures seeking to turn the page on a year when emptier roads turned into risky racetracks,” the group said.

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