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Lawmakers heard from state traffic safety and public health officials about the increased number of crashes and deaths in Nevada at Wednesday’s meeting of the joint interim Committee for Growth and Infrastructure and Health and Human Services. The hearing was the second time proposed automated traffic enforcement, such as speeding and red light cameras, has been discussed at an interim legislative meeting this year amid the rising number of traffic facilities and accidents. Amy Davey, administrator of the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety within the Department of Public Safety, agreed with Harris and said lawmakers could look at “changing our roadways.”

A horrific crash that killed six high school girls in Oklahoma two years ago has the head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) urging parents to warn teenagers about the risk of driving after using marijuana. The board, after an investigation by its staff, determined that the crash was caused by likely recent marijuana use and distraction from having five teen passengers in the car. The NTSB recommended in the development of a drug and alcohol abuse curriculum for local school districts that tells students about the risk of cannabis-impaired driving. The NTSB also wants the Governors Highway Safety Association and other organizations to inform members about the Tishomingo crash and the need for cannabis information in school and driver education coursework.