Road safety
Police lift road closures following fires, floods across Israel
Police also closed Route 6, Route 444, and all roads to and from Eilat, as well as multiple roads in southern Israel, until further notice due to the risk of flash flooding and forest fires.
Miri Regev's unfulfilled promises: Eight transportation reforms that never happened
Road-safety lessons every international traveler should know before driving in the U.S.
One killed, nine wounded in car accident involving minibus on Highway 98 in northern Israel
Israel's municipalities are failing on nearly every possible front, government probe reveals
Matanyahu Englman's annual report finds that local authorities and government ministries are failing to implement key urban safety measures and business licensing requirements.
Operation Roaring Lion obscures Israel’s worsening traffic toll, road safety statistics
Excluding March, when Israelis were largely at home due to the war, 157 people were killed this year compared with 147 in the same period last year, an increase of nearly 7%.
Speech therapist with bottle of vodka in glove compartment arrested for DUI
The doctor was pulled over on suspicion of drunk driving, when a breathalyzer test found an unusually high level of 1,066 micrograms of alcohol per liter of exhaled air in his body.
Israel Police admit concern over increasing number of officers driving under the influence - N12
All officers were sent a letter on the matter, which stated that anyone working for the police caught driving under the influence could likely be fired.
New 'Fabric of Life' bypass road near Ma’aleh Adumim aims to ease traffic, enhance safety
The Israeli cabinet approved new roads in Ma'aleh Adumim to improve traffic and security, but Palestinians remain skeptical.
Jerusalem vibe: Is Aza Road Jerusalem’s new hot spot?
At the corner of Aza and Metudela, just 200 meters from the apartment Benjamin Netanyahu has owned for several decades, is the epicenter of the action.
Lime promotes safe riding on scooters and bikes
Lime invites families to a creative helmet design workshop to promote safety while riding scooters and bikes - participation is free.
Israelis have enough dangers to worry about, let's not make road safety one of them - editorial
“Israel’s roads are a ticking time bomb… Behind every dead person and every injured person is a family whose life has been destroyed," State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman wrote last week.
'A ticking time bomb': State Comptroller criticizes handling of road accidents
While the number of people killed as a result of road accidents is minor in European countries, in Israel it has increased by considerable percentages, the State Comptroller revealed.
Silent but perilous: Pedestrians more likely to be hit by hybrid or electric cars
Pedestrians may be twice as likely to be hit by an electric or a hybrid car as those powered by petrol or diesel, wrote Phil Edwards, Siobhan Moore, and Craig Higgins of the London School of Hygiene.
