Three bus stops near Pebble Road and Riley Street in Southwest Las Vegas still have no marked crosswalk, and parents say children are weaving through traffic to reach them every school day. Erika Bartlett, who raised the issue with Clark County back in August, says nothing has changed since then despite an assessment the county said it would conduct.
Bartlett requested a stop sign, road markings or a crosswalk as a safety improvement, according to KTNV. She said the traffic and conditions have not changed, and described the intersection as chaotic, with cars refusing to let people through while buses try to get through at the same time. Children have been seen crossing the street while moving around traffic to reach the other side, and buses and other vehicles have backed up while trying to get through the intersection.
A Month-Long Assessment That Parents Say Went Nowhere
Erin Breen said the county planned to monitor and assess the area for about a month after school started, per that same earlier report, to determine what safety improvements might be needed. Parents now say they have not seen changes after that assessment period passed, and the county has not provided additional details, though officials say they are looking into the request for information about the assessment and planned safety improvements.
Under Nevada law, this uncertainty does not change who technically has the right-of-way. Any public street intersection counts as a legal crosswalk whether it is marked or not, and drivers are required under NRS 484B.283 to yield to pedestrians crossing within it. That statute also bars drivers from passing a vehicle that has stopped at an intersection to let a pedestrian cross — a scenario parents describe playing out daily as cars try to squeeze around stopped buses near Pebble and Riley.
What The Law Says About Failing To Yield
The cited Nevada statute addresses right-of-way rules and additional penalties for drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk, according to Justia Law. The supplied statute does not specify the article's previously stated $500 fine or criminal reckless-driving consequences. The supplied information also does not detail what evaluations, if any, Clark County conducts before installing painted markings or signage.
The article also mentions Clark County public and charter campuses, including Canarelli Middle School and Mark L. Fine Elementary School. Bartlett said parents simply want their children to be safe, and that concern has only grown as families wait for word on what, if anything, the county's review found.
Part Of A Wider Pattern Across The Valley
This is not an isolated complaint. Two juveniles were struck near Gunderson Middle School in Southwest Las Vegas earlier this month, and a 10-year-old boy was hit in a crosswalk in Henderson just days ago, with parents there also saying oversight had lapsed. The broader discussion also includes pedestrian safety and the role of crossing guards.
The stakes behind these local disputes are significant. The supplied reporting does not include statewide or Clark County traffic-fatality figures for the periods described. But for parents near Pebble Road and Riley Street, statewide progress offers little comfort while their own intersection remains unmarked and, in Bartlett's words, chaotic.
