Traffic

Road-safety lessons every international traveler should know before driving in the U.S.

From state-specific traffic laws to rental insurance and accident procedures, here's what every visitor should know before driving in the U.S.

AUGUST 3, 2026|ByIN COOPERATION WITH GSD MEDIA

Navigating American roads requires international travelers to understand local laws, rental car rules, and common driving challenges.

A vehicle is seen engulfed in flames on Highway 1 near the Shoresh Interchange on August 3, 2026.

Traffic briefly halted on Highway 1 as vehicle goes up in flames amid record-breaking heatwave

Emergency responders, including the Israel Fire and Rescue Authority, arrived on the scene shortly after it began.

AUGUST 3, 2026|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS

Traffic congestion on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv following a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, June 11, 2026.

Congestion fees in Tel Aviv to be implemented in 2028 despite Transportation Minister opposition

The congestion charge project is moving forward despite continued opposition from Transportation Minister Miri Regev, although it has already been approved by the Knesset and the government.

AUGUST 1, 2026|ByUDI ETZION

Israeli participants at the 2026 Maccabiah games, Jerusalem, July 1, 2026.

Annual Maccabiah Night Run to see roads closed to traffic, Jerusalem Municipality announces

The roads will be closed beginning at 5:00 p.m., and will remain closed until around 11:00 p.m. when the event is set to end.

JULY 7, 2026|ByTZVI JASPER

Israel Police close off street in TLV due to concerns of another sinkhole

The area was closed to traffic and engineering teams present at the scene began investigating the incident.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Sinkhole forms on Hagana street in Tel-Aviv

Waze co-founder on the secret sauce for start-ups

Companies should "engage people with the problem rather than the solution," Uri Levine said at the annual Jerusalem Post Conference in New York.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY

Uri Levine, founder of Waze at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York, September 12, 2022

Letters to the Editor, August 29, 2022: No respect

Readers of the Jerusalem Post have their say.

AUGUST 29, 2022ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Public transport on Shabbat is a great idea - editorial

Let’s just hope that for Michaeli, this is more than just an election campaign slogan and that we’ll see some actual change.

AUGUST 27, 2022ByJPOST EDITORIAL

TRAFFIC PILES up on King David Street as the work goes on, and on.

Transportation Ministry moves to the cloud to reduce traffic and pollution

The ministry’s transition to the AWS cloud will enable greater analytics processing and could speed things up along Israel’s busy highways.

AUGUST 24, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY

Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli at a briefing to reporters, October 11, 2021.

'Would you close Tel Aviv?' Southern Israel residents lash out at gov't

Shlomi Elkayam, the owner of a toy store in Sderot, spoke with Nissim Mashal and Guy Peleg on 103FM, describing the feeling of the public in the city on Thursday.

AUGUST 4, 2022ByMAARIV ONLINE