2025-02-10 23:06:35

Road accidents in acceleration? The government invests in enforcement responsible for reducing them

On the background of a 20% increase in road fatalities in January, the Knesset's Economy Committee is discussing strengthening electronic enforcement measures against drivers. But as usual, they're going for the easy solution: investing in devices intended to prevent excessive speeding, even though according to the Road Safety Authority, this offense is only responsible for 11% of accidents.
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