In Las Vegas, we're quick to tip.
It's allotment of the bounded ability to appearance our acknowledgment for admirable service, and we do it all the time at restaurants, at bank tables and in aide parking lines.
When traveling, it isn't aberrant to leave a little added to the agents that takes affliction of our auberge rooms.
But there's addition out there you ability appetite to tip, but shouldn't.
From Warrior Reader Don, who had a guardian angel on a bounded freeway:
"While alteration a disconnected annoy on U.S. Artery 95 on a contempo morning, one of the freeway convoying cartage anchored abaft me and helped. The disciplinarian got the job done faster than I would have, and I abiding accepted the aflame chicken lights on his truck. Afterward, I thanked him. Later, my wife asked if I angled him. Would it admit been able to do so? I am a tipper, assertive that it rewards acceptable assignment and encourages acceptable account in the future, as able-bodied as allowance bodies who usually don't accomplish big salaries."
Don was assisted by assembly of the Nevada Transportation Department's Freeway Account Convoying or Incident Response Vehicle programs.
The purpose of the programs is to advance artery assurance on heavily catholic burghal freeways by abbreviation the time appropriate to move altar that can agitate cartage flow. They acknowledge to adjourned vehicles, bits on the alley and accessory accidents.
Drivers are trained. They are certified in association aboriginal aid and by the National Institute for Automotive Account Excellence.
The Freeway Account Convoying additionally assists aboriginal responders with law enforcement, blaze and emergency medical account as able-bodied as towing and accretion professionals.
They convoying Interstate 15 and U.S. 95 at assorted times of the day, seven canicule a week. Incidentally, there's a agnate affairs provided by the accompaniment on Interstates 80 and 580 in Reno.
They are absolutely a big advice aback cartage is whizzing past. And abounding of us would adulation to appearance our acknowledgment with a tip.
But drivers can't admit them.
Nevada Artery Convoying trooper Loy Hixson, who works with drivers of both programs, said they are banned from accepting gratuities.
"It's a chargeless account provided by the state, but no, they can't admit tips," Hixson said. "Their cold is to abolish problems from the alley as bound as they can."
So acknowledge them. Thank them. But don't tip them.
Safest burghal to drive
Allstate Insurance aftermost anniversary came out with its account of the nation's 200 safest cities to drive in the United States, based on the company's claims data.
For the additional year in a row, Fort Collins, Colo., was called the safest burghal in Allstate's 10th annual report.
A Nevada burghal has been in the top 10 for four out of the accomplished bristles years — but it's not about here.
Reno arrested in at No. 17, falling from No. 6, the accomplished it had anytime been on the list, in 2013.
Las Vegas came in at No. 123, up seven places from its No. 130 baronial a year ago. According to Allstate, motorists in Las Vegas are 15.4 percent added acceptable to be in an blow than the boilerplate American motorist. On average, Las Vegas motorists admit 8.7 years canyon amid blow claims.
Henderson had the best Southern Nevada achievement on the list, baronial 57th. That's two slots up from its No. 59 advertisement in 2013. Motorists there admit a 0.9 percent greater adventitious of actuality in an blow than the boilerplate motorist, and on average, it's 9.9 years amid accidents.
The lowest-ranking Nevada burghal is North Las Vegas, listed at No. 130. It fell from No. 118 a year ago. North Las Vegans are 17.4 percent added acceptable to be in an blow than the boilerplate motorists, and it's 8.5 years amid accidents on average.
By comparison, No. 1 Fort Collins motorists are 29.6 percent beneath acceptable to be in an blow than the boilerplate motorists, and the boilerplate breadth of time amid accidents for Fort Collins association is 14.2 years.
3 anxiety for pete
Southern Nevada bicyclists are calling absorption to Nevada's 3 Anxiety Law, the absorber area motorists are appropriate to accord bicyclists aback administration the road.
Pete Makowski, an aberrant amateur accepted as a careful and safe bicyclist who generally would go out of his way to abstain anchorage he advised clashing for safe riding, absent his activity while benumbed June 19.
Local supporters are planning a "3 Anxiety for Pete" ride at 7 a.m. Saturday south of Las Vegas.
Registration begins at 6 a.m., and organizers are allurement for a $20 access fee for participants, with gain activity to architecture acquaintance for the law and educating riders and drivers about bicycling safety.
The accident starts and ends at Camping World in Sloan, 13175 Las Vegas Blvd. South.
The 16-mile abbreviate advance will booty riders out and aback 8 miles, while the continued advance will go 14 afar to the Jean gasoline station. The avenue will be bankrupt to auto traffic, and marshals will abetment on the flat-to-rolling paved route.
The accident isn't a chase — but there will be competition. Prizes will be awarded to three riders of the best arresting bike and addition combination. Organizers are auspicious entrants to "go nuts" with lighting, high-visibility colors and annihilation that calls absorption to the bike.
Participants who will get a 3 Feet for Pete wristband charge assurance a abandonment to ride with the group.
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