Police arrest two youths for holding car race in Haifa
Police fine 150 drivers who violated traffic regulations throughout holiday; 5 drunk drivers arrested.
By Haaretz ServiceTraffic police arrested two 22-year-old drivers in downtown Haifa early Tuesday after they were caught racing each other along the city's Ben-Gurion Blvd.
Police confiscated both vehicles, which belong to the parents of the drivers, and revoked their licenses.
Traffic police handed out more than 150 traffic violation tickets to drivers nationwide over the course of Monday night, following the Passover seder.
Police say that the majority of the tickets were given to those who drove on the shoulders of the roads, attempting to bypass the heavy traffic.
Five people were arrested early Tuesday morning for driving while intoxicated, and 15 drivers were fined for driving through major junctions on red lights.
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Hay Tamiroush mami! What's wrong with racing? Sounds like a night out in Putney bridge or downtown Manchester to me...
Okay...we got a few of the "nuts" off the road. These youngsters should not be allowed back for a long, long time. But what about so many other nuts that ply these roads? I had the wonderful experience this past Sunday of driving
Tamir, Haifa is a town on this planet. It is still a nice and relatively quiet town. But like with so many other towns on this earth, the shady and other unpleasant sides of life got also hold of it. It is just a matter how serious and frequent these abberations are. Nobody, no town, region or country is immune to today's negative sides of life.
Jack`s remedy is a just & 'perfect' deterent
Now I hear alot of bad news about Haifa, raping, robbery, car accidents and now CAR RACING???
For many people, Israel used to be a good place to visit and live in it. Good jews left the country.
CONGRATULATIONS !!Finally the traffic cops are getting down to rid the roads of these dangerous drivers.The confiscating of the cars is a very good start.Pity the drivers that were caught going threw stop signs and robots did not loose thier cars.The most severe penelties must be imposed.A small bit of decorum will be learnt by drivers on the roads.
Fortunatley these irresponsible racing youngsters did not kill innocent drivers on the roads or themselves . They deserve a minimum of 6 months commmunity work in Rambam orthoepedic department and post operative treatment. Personally i think this should also apply to the youngsters Parents due to lack of Parental education and control. jack.