Road safety
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
Speech therapist with bottle of vodka in glove compartment arrested for DUI
Israel Police admit concern over increasing number of officers driving under the influence - N12
Why do Israeli drivers, pedestrians have right-of-way at the same time?
We challenge the new government to pass a law – in memory of the many casualties on Israel’s roads – to put a stop to the extremely dangerous “double green light” situation.
Massive sinkhole opens in middle of busy Israeli highway
Israel's central city of Tel Aviv faced a rather large sinkhole this weekend, and in quite a busy street, too. Somehow, though, no one was hurt!
Victims of Jerusalem bus accident laid to rest
"It's a terrible loss. God sometimes takes a rose to atone for a generation," said the deputy mayor of Ofakim, Rabbi Avraham Deutsch.
Two killed overnight in Israel's deadly car crash wave
2 pedestrians crossed a highway to help 2 people injured in a different car crash and were hit by passing cars.
IDF road closures extended for 3rd time amid Gaza tensions
The IDF has reinforced the Gaza Division with additional troops as tensions remain high in southern Israel.
US oleh fights to improve Israel's road safety, driving culture
Dr. Michael Goldenhersh: “The Israeli mentality is that ‘the rules of the road are for everyone else, but they have nothing to do with me.’”
Ruthie, Modi'in's favorite hyena, killed by passing car on Route 443
The hyena became a social media sensation after she was sighted rummaging through garbage all across the city in 2017.
Grapevine June 10, 2022: ‘God Save the Queen’
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
This week in Jerusalem: Expanding the city limits
A weekly roundup of city affairs.
Four dead in fatal car accident in Israel's south
A 65-year-old man, a 40-year-old woman, a 13-year-old girl and a four-year-old boy were all killed in a car accident on Highway 90 on Saturday afternoon.
