cannot look out for us everywhere all the time, that's what you have your God for and we know perfectly well what He's capable of....right?

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to discern what the problem on the roads is here. People don't know how to drive. Every road is a racetrack; no one respects lane integrity; there is a mad dash to every roundabout and traffic light; most drivers are on their phones, the list goes on and on. It's time for Israelis to take personal responsibility for the situation.

Regretfully, I agree with the writer. the Government seems not to care about the well being of its citizens on the Roads. many countries world wide managed to offer its drivers incentives to entice them to purchase new vehicles with up to minute safety devices installed in them but the Israeli government is only caring about the heavy duty fees collecting from people purchasing cars. for example, in many places world wide, vehicles has sensors on the front and back of vehicle which will stop the vehicle once there is a hazard is seen. by having such devices installed in vehicles, and encouraging citizens to purchase vehicles has such devises installed will for sure cut down on the fatalities. additionally, police force needs to be expanded specially on the roads / locations that are considered dangerous. measures must be taken. regardless of the reason. the government should look at ways to reduce fatalities and which will reflect better on the whole nation.

In Israel we don't vote anyone into office so there is no one to turn to to complain when things don't function. I've been living here for 23 years and have had no representation in government EVER!

It is obvious the problem is not with the Roads in Israel ,nor with the Government .The problem lies with the nut behind the wheel.

All three are responsible for the horrors on the road. When there are police, they're bothered about speed and broken lights, not bad stopping and overtaking distances, random lane changing and appalling ignorance on what traffic circles and intersection courtesy are about. It's anybody's game out there and the losers die or are changed forever by the crash.

It's wrong to call this "accidents" - more appropriate to call them "negligences."

It starts in childhood: parents in Israel teach no - or very little - consideration for others, no boundaries and no manners/courtesy. The little darlings grow up into spoilt, selfish, unthinking adults (there are always exceptions). Parents send the kids outside to play while they're inside watching TV or talking on their phones, oblivious to what's going on out of sight. I've seen hundreds of kids playing in the streets, crossing roads without looking and nobody is supervising.

What isn't taught won't be absorbed by osmosis. Pedestrians don't check for cars before crossing, and cars don't check for pedestrians. There's always one who, at a pedestrian crossing, tries to overtake a car that's stopped, and ....wham.

From my own experience when converting my license, driver instructors don't even know who goes first at an intersection or circle. You don't have to signal intention to turn off a road in a circle (vital to the drivers behind to know), and if you're not in a circle already, it's "whoever goes first, goes" and inevitably, someone is going to smash into someone else when two or three go together.
Same when a traffic light isn't working. All together, with the invariable hooting (USA = honking), pushing and shoving, and total chaos.

All is in the education. After that, only, comes law enforcement. Speed brings income, but speed is not the cause of most accidents. It exacerbates the results of a crash, but rarely causes it if drivers are educated about safe stopping and following distances, advanced braking and skidding techniques. One huge problem is a habit which seems to have become routine: driving with one arm, in relaxed pose, and also the need to look at the passenger when you talk and not on the road!!! Countless accidents occur from just a nano second of eyes off the road. Bus drivers - usually males - seem to thin that two hands on the wheel is for sissies. How many times are we told "lost control of the vehicle"? Cars are controlled easily enough when in educated, sensible hands. All drivers should be taught the scientific reasons why following distance is crucial on our very narrow, very congested roads.

And some of the worst culprits are lorry drivers: driving at great speed with heavy loads, occupying all the lanes of the roads, never having the foresight or consideration, when they're too slow, of allowing quicker and lighter vehicles to pass them safely. Education, education, education.

As for cameras, it's been revealed that this is a wasted expense seeing that most haven't even got film. In any case, all they're interested in is capturing speed rather than poor and dangerous driving practices.

So, all in all, the only justification for turning to government for answers is in its poor supervision and content of driver/road usage education. The rest is parental responsibility and the duty of every driver - and pedestrian - to apply common sense, courtesy and consideration. You can't blame government for your own attitude and stupidity.

Israeli drivers have no patience. The irony is that their aggressive style causes gridlock that actually SLOWS DOWN traffic... but Israelis can't grasp the concept of order. It's like every driver has to take a pee (or worse), and can't wait that extra second to allow for peaceful coexistence of the traffic around them.

Even the police drive recklessly in Israel, without call or emergency, I've seen them flashing their hi-beams at any driver not going over 30 kph beyond the speed limit on a highway.

Owners of larger vehicles bully smaller vehicles, with an "I can afford driving this big jeep, so the law doesn't apply to me, now move aside" attitude.

It's not uncommon to see an ambulance involved in an accident. The cruel irony...

Cars driving on highways in the wrong direction... oh, I could write a book.

The childish and aggressive behavior I see of drivers in Israel is disappointing and dangerous.

Road rage is very common, with Israeli-Russian drivers being some of the worst. No surprise there, though, the vodka must've followed them to Israel.

Basically, there's so much WRONG on Israeli roads, that the only miracle is that the casualties aren't higher than what they currently are.