LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A harmful state of affairs has developed on a Las Vegas path, pitting cyclists towards drivers who’re taking their vehicles by a tunnel designed for pedestrians and bicycles.
The newest incident concerned a Camaro parked on Sunday within the tunnel beneath a distant part of Hollywood Boulevard within the east valley. The placement is alongside the Las Vegas Wash path simply north of the Clark County Wetlands Park.
Movies offered to eight Information Now present one other latest incident when a bike owner comes head to head with a driver about to make the sharp flip into the tunnel, leaving each with little time to react.
One other bike owner instructed us he sees tire tracks on that part of the path when he rides within the space.
A Chevrolet Camaro parked on Sunday in a tunnel on a pedestrian/bike path within the east Las Vegas valley. (Courtesy picture)
A bike owner who wished to be recognized solely as “Greg” contacted Metro police’s Southeast Space Command about the issue.
“Unfortunately, this isn’t an isolated incident. The trail is increasingly lawless,” he wrote in a message to police. “Individuals behave with impunity — there’s damaged glass scattered all through the trail, and reckless conduct is changing into routine.
“A easy query: can cyclists and pedestrians really feel protected on a path meant for them? Or should we now compete with vehicles there too?
A automobile comes down a hill resulting in a tunnel on the Las Vegas Wash path simply as a bike owner seems. (Courtesy picture)
“I strongly urge your department to take this matter seriously and consider increasing patrols or enforcement in the area. The safety of everyone using the trail depends on it,” he wrote.
He hasn’t heard again from police. License plates that had been blurred within the pictures used for this story had been clear within the pictures despatched to police.
Trash alongside the Las Vegas Wash path in east Las Vegas. (Courtesy picture)
Southern Nevada Bicycle Coalition President Jennifer Grube stated the issue is not remoted to that path. Autos have even been stopped on the River Mountains Loop path, one of many premier biking trails in Las Vegas. She additionally famous that litter has been an enormous downside alongside the Rainbow Gardens path.
It is not the primary time “Greg” has tried to place a highlight on issues within the space. In February 2024, he reported graffiti and trash increase on flip within the path simply north of the tunnel.
And for years, county officers have fought a vandalism downside simply to the south on the Dawn Trailhead, the place bogs had been broken and finally closed. The path system on the Wetlands has grown since then, nevertheless it’s nonetheless a distant space with little visitors.
