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Clark County Considering Stricter Exotic Car Rental Regulations | New

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LAS VEGAS (FOX5) An alarming number of fatal crashes in Clark County involve leased luxury or exotic cars, according to new data from the state.

The Department of Highway Safety has determined that eight to 12 percent of fatalities in Clark County are caused by rented exotic cars.

“If there is a simple solution, what an order could this solution be to eliminate those 12 deaths this year, let’s do it today,” said Andrew Bennett of the Nevada Department of Highway Safety.

This is a specific Las Vegas problem with many tourists coming to town and wanting to hire a car fast.









There are several examples this year that FOX5 has reported on. In September, a Connecticut police officer crashed a rented Rolls Royce. He is charged in the fatal DUI.

In June, police said a man drove a rental Lamborghini at over 140 miles per hour before hitting and killing another man on a moped.

“We’re trying to stop these short-term luxury rental cars from becoming a doom machine,” Bennett said.

LVC Exotic Car Rentals director Ed Balaoro reacted to the new traffic data. He said he was surprised to learn of the number of deaths involving specialized rental cars.

“Fortunately, we haven’t had a major accident with a car at our dealership, but we see the stories on the news and it’s scary,” Balaoro said. “It just forces us to work harder to make sure all of our customers are safe.”

The luxury car rental company is already using security measures that are not necessary. They track the speed and location of all their cars. If a car accelerates excessively, it will notify the driver and may ultimately choose to revoke its privileges.

Balaoro showed the GPS map they still have in the office.

This is one of the recommendations the state presented to county commissioners on Tuesday. Bennett said that there is technology that can solve this problem to prevent speed and tampering.

“The second that we have talked about with the industry is the implementation of dash cameras,” Bennett said. “Knowing that someone is monitoring your behavior can dramatically reduce making this dangerous decision.”

Governors on speed for rentals have already been considered, but Balaoro said it’s not something as doable as it sounds.

“Bringing in the electrical system of these cars is not the best idea. It could bypass something, and it could cause one of the car’s safety devices to fail,” Balaoro said.

This would only apply to exotic or luxury rental cars. The data that the Highway Safety Bureau has looked at is only for cars over 500 horsepower. To put this in perspective, a regular car has around 200 horsepower or less.

A county ordinance is expected to be drafted early next year.

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