National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir Challenges New Speed Camera Enforcement Thresholds

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Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir intends to challenge new speed camera enforcement thresholds set by the police Traffic Department, which aim to tailor speed violation detection to road conditions to improve road safety. The police emphasize the changes focus on saving lives, not issuing fines, and have also introduced a new real-time traffic violation detection system.

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Itamar Ben Gvir plans to appeal to Police Commissioner over new speed camera enforcement thresholds.
New policy sets variable speed violation thresholds per road conditions, replacing fixed 10-15 km/h rule.
Police stress enforcement aims to save lives and reduce accidents, not just issue fines.
Traffic Department reviewed each camera's location based on accidents, traffic, and risk factors.
The 'Road Police' project launched with 100 cameras to capture dangerous violations in real time.
Plan to expand mobile camera deployment nationwide for better traffic law enforcement.

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who has 78 traffic violations on record, plans to appeal to Police Commissioner Major General Danni Levi to overturn recent changes to speed camera enforcement thresholds. Although the Traffic Department of the police holds the professional authority over such decisions, sources close to Ben Gvir said the minister "did not like" the new enforcement policy.

The Traffic Department announced that starting soon, each highway speed camera will enforce speed limits based on variable thresholds tailored to road conditions, rather than the previous fixed threshold of 10-15 km/h above the speed limit. This decision followed a comprehensive professional review of the nationwide speed camera network, analyzing road characteristics, traffic volumes, accident data, injury rates, and risk factors for each location. The police emphasized that the goal of enforcement is not to issue fines but to save lives, prevent accidents, and deter dangerous driving to reduce fatalities and injuries.

Additionally, last month the Traffic Department launched the "Road Police" project, a new technological enforcement system designed to capture life-threatening traffic violations in real time. Approximately 100 cameras have been installed in mobile police units, with plans to expand to hundreds more in both visible and covert vehicles across Israel. This system allows officers to document offenses such as driving on shoulders, illegal overtaking, running red lights, and endangering other road users without physically stopping drivers. Visual evidence is sent to a national processing center where traffic citations are generated and mailed to vehicle owners.

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