Police say they have issued 203 traffic tickets over the weekend in the Tel Aviv area as part of a push to prevent vehicle crashes on the roads, which have soared in the past year and claimed a steep number of lives.
Officers on Saturday ran a “major traffic enforcement” operation focused on Ramat Gan, Givatayim, Bnei Brak and Kiryat Ono and its environs.
Of the fines issued, cops handed out 16 to people who had been texting while driving and caught five people driving under the influence of alcohol.
Another 21 fines were handed out to electric scooter riders, as well as 18 to motorcyclists.
This year has been the deadliest for road users in two decades, with 449 traffic-related deaths since the start of 2025. Last year, 439 people were killed in vehicle crashes.
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