Road safety

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.

A BOTTLE of vodka, found in the glove compartment of a speech therapist by police in Tel Aviv, December 29, 2025.
Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.

Israel Police admit concern over increasing number of officers driving under the influence - N12

 The “Fabric of Life” road, which will connect the villages of a-Za’im and al-Eizariya.

New 'Fabric of Life' bypass road near Ma’aleh Adumim aims to ease traffic, enhance safety

 The bustling nightlife on Jerusalem's Aza Road.

Jerusalem vibe: Is Aza Road Jerusalem’s new hot spot?


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.

The funeral of the victims killed yesterday a bus lost control and plowed into a bus station in central Jerusalem on August 12, 2022.

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.

 Road accident on Highway 4, August 12, 2022.

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.

 IDF Chief of Staff to visit Gaza Division as tensions remain high.

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.’”

 POLICE AT the scene of a bus run off the road at Anava Junction, Road 1, July 18.

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.

 A striped hyena

Grapevine June 10, 2022: ‘God Save the Queen’

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 MERAV MICHAELI greets Mansour Abbas at the Quantum Leap conference in Nazareth.

This week in Jerusalem: Expanding the city limits

A weekly roundup of city affairs.

 TRAFFIC SLOWS on Begin Road.

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.

The scene of a fatal car crash on Highway 90 which left four dead, May 28, 2022

How do you best child-proof your car?

The best way to prevent children from getting hurt in and around automobiles is for their caretakers to keep their minds engaged.

The i2/4 BABY button system has been okayed by the Transport Ministry

Israeli startup makes heavy vehicles safer on Israel's roads

“For some reason, no one cares in Israel:” Meet GreenRoad, a driving software company that developed safety technology.

Traffic jams seen on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv.