Police Catch Driver With No Hands on Wheel, Truck with Safety Failures
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Israeli police caught a driver on Highway 20 with no hands on the steering wheel, using one hand for a phone and the other for gesturing. Separately, a truck with critical safety failures was taken off the road during the same enforcement operation. These incidents are part of the "Committed to Life" campaign to reduce road deaths and follow other recent dangerous driving arrests.
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- Police documented a driver on Highway 20 with no hands on the steering wheel.
- A truck with critical safety defects was removed from the road during the same operation.
- The incidents are part of the national "Committed to Life" road safety campaign.
- Police also addressed dangerous driving behaviors like cutting into traffic lines.
- A previous case involved a driver praying with hands off the wheel.
During a traffic enforcement operation on Highway 20 in central Israel, police documented a private car driver in an extremely dangerous situation. The driver was holding a mobile phone in one hand and gesturing with the other while speaking, with neither hand on the steering wheel. The incident, reported by police on Sunday, occurred on a busy highway and endangered the driver and other road users.
This case is part of the national "Committed to Life" initiative, aimed at combating road fatalities. In a separate incident during the same operation, police stopped a truck for inspection and discovered numerous life-threatening safety defects, including torn tires, broken lights, and engine oil leaks. The truck was removed from the road until the issues are rectified.
The police stated that drivers should not wait to be caught by an officer to drive safely and legally. The "Committed to Life" operation is a joint effort by the Traffic Division and the National Road Safety Authority.
These incidents follow other recent dangerous driving cases, including a female driver caught praying with her hands off the wheel and looking away from the road. Police also addressed dangerous driving behavior at the Plugot Junction, where drivers were seen cutting into traffic lines, forcing other drivers to brake or swerve.
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