The Ministry of Transportation informed Hai Pa News Corporation:
Rishon Lezion, Rosh Ha'Ein, Ramat Hasharon, Nesher, Dalit El Carmel and Gani Tikva - these are the winners of the badges of excellence in the competition "Local Authority Promotes Road Safety in a Beautiful Israel" of the Harlbad and the Council for a Beautiful Israel.
Title: "Local Authority Promotes Safety"
In the competition held for the third year, led by the Council for a Beautiful Israel, the National Road Safety Authority, the Ministry of Transportation and the Center for Local Government, 58 authorities competed for the title of "Local Authority Promoting Safety". The purpose of the competition is to increase the awareness and commitment of the local authorities and those who are in charge of road safety issues and to improve information and physical conditions on the roads for the benefit of road users.
Certificates were awarded to the outstanding authorities
At a ceremony that took place on Tuesday, September 12.9.23, XNUMX at the Yaffe Israel Council in Tel Aviv, with the participation of the Minister of Transportation and Road Safety Miri Regev and dozens of heads and representatives of local authorities, certificates were issued to the outstanding authorities: Rishon Lezion, Rosh Ha'Ein, Ramat Hasharon, Nesher, Dalit El Carmel and Gani Tikva .
Participated in the competition: over 50 local authorities
In the competition, which took place this year for the third year, more than 50 local authorities participated, which were divided into houses, according to the number of residents in the authority, and from each of the houses an outstanding local authority was chosen, a total of 6 outstanding authorities, according to the predetermined categories:
- In the category of local councils with over 10,000 residents, the local council of Gani Tikva excelled.
- In the category of small cities with up to 35 inhabitants, the municipality of Nesher excelled.
- In the category of medium cities 35-60 thousand inhabitants, the city of Ramat Hasharon excelled.
- In the category of medium-sized cities 60-150 thousand inhabitants, the city of Rosh Ha'Ain excelled.
- In the category of large cities with 150 thousand inhabitants or more, the city of Rishon Lezion excelled.
- In the category of local authority promoting safety in the Arab society Dalit Al Carmel local council.
The managers of the regional branches are qualified to deal with the issue of road safety
The managers of the regional branches and the volunteers of the Council for a Beautiful Israel were trained by representatives of the Harlbad and were equipped with indicators to examine the level of involvement and investment of the heads of the local authorities and their employees in the issue of road safety, teams of volunteers together with the managers of the branches of the Council for a Beautiful Israel held meetings and tours of the local authorities and evaluated the actions of the authorities who registered for the competition.
The subjects selected for evaluation as part of the competition
Among the topics that were selected for evaluation as part of the competition are safety management, infrastructure improvement, provision of information and proactive training on the part of the authority, educational activity in formal and informal education, and increased enforcement in the areas of the authority by the municipal supervision and integrated policing.
Supreme Competition Committee
At the end of the audits of the authorities, the supreme competition committee convened under the chairmanship of Chief Rabbi (retired) Shlomo Aharonishki, which included representatives of the Council for a Beautiful Israel, representatives of the Harlbad and a representative of the Center for Local Government, which summarized the ranking of the authorities according to the evaluation results of the judging teams and the data of the Harlbad , this year a special emphasis was placed on empirical data, which were measured by Haralbad and formed an important and complementary part of the overall ranking of each authority, and chose accordingly to rank the outstanding authorities in each category.
Miri Regev, Minister of Transportation and Road Safety, Brigadier General (Res.), says:
About forty percent of those killed in road accidents in the last decade were killed in road accidents in urban areas, most of them pedestrians and two-wheeled riders. We are concentrating a special effort, together with the mayors - who have a significant influence - to reduce the phenomenon that, unfortunately, occurs in human lives. Among other things, through various incentives such as the award that is being awarded here today, and of course the 30/50 program that I am promoting at the Ministry of Transportation, which I hope will lead to a 50% reduction in accidents by 2030.
I congratulate the authorities that won the competition and hope that more authorities will join next year.
Moshe ben Zaken, The Director General of the Ministry of Transportation and Road Safety says:
In the issue of road safety, there is an obligation of all the factors in the office and they are available for any matter and inquiries concerning saving lives. One of the first directives of Transport Minister Miri Regev was to give priority to the issues of saving lives and fighting road accidents. This includes a huge investment in infrastructure all over the country and this can be seen in dozens of cities, where works are being carried out with the sole purpose of improving safety. The way to dramatically reduce the number of victims in road accidents is to create a safe environment for road users - pedestrians and users of small tools - while promoting safe infrastructure, slowing down the speed within the cities and towns, increasing enforcement, and building an envelope of education, information, driver training and more.
Dr. Erez Kita, CEO of Haralbad, said at the ceremony:
The cooperation of the Harald with the local authorities is critical in saving human lives. I meet the heads of the authorities committed to the safety of the residents and workers, together with the safety staffs to promote safety around educational institutions, in information, improving infrastructure and enforcement.
Mr. Weizman Mashiach, CEO of the Israel Yaffe Council, says:
The main goal of this important life-saving competition is to promote the awareness and preparedness of the local authority and its residents for the issue of road safety and the improvement of infrastructural conditions for the benefit of road users, as part of a broad concept of raising the quality of life and the environment for the entire population of Israeli residents.
Photo credit: Sashon Thirim
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