Reno Police Conduct Pedestrian Safety Operations

With the assistance of a grant provided by the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety, the Reno Police Department Traffic Division conducted Pedestrian Safety Operations during the month of April and May 2026.

Throughout that time, eight officers conducted enforcement operations either within the designated Pedestrian Safety Zones in the downtown area, or areas of high pedestrian traffic. We focused our efforts on drivers and pedestrians that were violating those laws which enhance pedestrian safety. During these operations officers issued 158 traffic citations and gave 63 warnings.

Nevada state law requires pedestrians to use sidewalks, crosswalks and pedestrian bridges and obey all traffic-control signs and signals. If there is no sidewalk, pedestrians must walk on the left side of the street, facing traffic.

For motorists, they must yield to pedestrians and avoid passing vehicles that are stopped for pedestrians. A good rule of thumb for all is to, "Look Up, Look Out."

The Reno Police Department, Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety would like to advise motorists and pedestrians to share the road, stay alert and aware of your surroundings, and abide by laws designed to protect all road users.

More information about the law and safe behaviors for both pedestrians and drivers is available on the Zero Fatalities website at:
https://zerofatalitiesnv.com/vulnerable-road-users/pedestrians/

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