Road accidents
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%.
Palestinian crashes truck into police vehicle in West Bank, police officer injured
Court sentences driver in Rafael Edna hit-and-run case to one year in prison, bans her from driving
Death of five-year-old marks seventh dead child in road accidents in 2026, 252 in five years
Where are the traffic cops...when you need them?
Road safety commercials on the radio imply that most traffic accidents are caused by drivers who are too busy fiddling with their smartphones to pay attention to what’s happening on the road.
Poor roads and poor safety instruction blamed for spike in Arab traffic deaths
Arab drivers were involved in 34% of fatal car accidents in 2016, despite accounting for only 17% of license holders.
Grumpy old man: Road rouge
The fact that traffic accidents kill more people than do wars and terrorist attacks combined. It’s time we faced up to that ugly truth.
Only when someone famous...
Not so long ago, the pavement and the pedestrian mall were relatively safe places. Not any more.
Netanyahu cuts ribbon on new road linking Beit Shemesh to Jerusalem
NIS 800 mill upgraded Route 38 to cut travel time and increase road safety.
July 23, 2017: House of God
Israel has many centers and ceremonies dedicated to the memory of those who fought and died in the campaigns for our survival.
Palestinian family’s account of helping Ma’aleh Levona crash victims
A Palestinian family’s harrowing account of helping the Ma’aleh Levona crash victims
4 killed in northern Israel car crash; 4 seriously injured
Victims are reportedly still trapped inside at least one of the vehicles.
Government approves NIS 250m. plan to promote smart transportation
Central to the program will be research conducted together with the Council for Higher Education.
![Cars on a highway [illustrative]](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/259401 "Cars on a highway [illustrative]")
Mutual responsibility
When laboratory rats are crowded together, they become more aggressive and attack each other all the more. This is similar to the situation on Israel’s roads.