Fines soar to 1,000 shekels: these are the cities that do not issue tickets
Laws have been tightened and inspector powers expanded, but new data reveals huge gaps in enforcement against electric scooter and e-bike riders in Israel. Where were tens of thousands of tickets issued, and in which cities were zero fines recorded?
Laws have been tightened, inspector powers have been expanded, and fines can now reach 1,000 shekels, but on the ground, it turns out that the place where the rider is caught can make all the difference. Enforcement data for e-bike and electric scooter violations in local authorities for 2025 reveals huge gaps between cities in Israel, where alongside authorities that issue thousands and tens of thousands of tickets, others barely use the powers granted to them.
The data, collected by the 'Or Yarok' association from local authorities, places Tel Aviv-Yafo far above all others. During 2025, municipal inspectors recorded more than 55,000 tickets for electric scooter riders, and the volume of fines totaled more than 29 million shekels. In second place is Ashkelon with 4,217 tickets and close to a million shekels in fines. In Rishon LeZion, 3,314 tickets were issued, in Holon 2,771, and in Netanya 2,677 tickets were recorded. Beersheba settled for 1,350 tickets and Ashdod for 1,006.
However, on the other side of the list, the picture is completely different. In Jerusalem, about 50 inspectors and managers were authorized to handle offenses related to electric vehicles, but according to the information provided during the check, no actual enforcement was carried out in the field. Also in Modi'in Illit, Kiryat Ata, Umm al-Fahm, Rahat, Ness Ziona, Afula, Beit Shemesh, Nazareth, and Kiryat Gat, zero tickets were recorded during 2025. In Rosh HaAyin, only 16 tickets were given, in Rehovot 21, in Hod HaSharon 34, and in Givatayim 47.
The 'Or Yarok' association harshly criticizes the authorities that do not utilize their powers. The association's CEO, Adv. Yaniv Yaakov, warned that the number of casualties in accidents involving e-bikes and electric scooters continues to rise and that in places where there is no suitable infrastructure and no sufficient enforcement, it is the pedestrians who are forced to deal with the result.
"The number of casualties in accidents continues to rise, and in places where there is no suitable infrastructure and no sufficient enforcement, it is the pedestrians who are forced to deal with the result," warned Adv. Yaniv Yaakov.
On the other hand, the Center for Local Government claims that one should not conclude the quality of handling the phenomenon from the number of tickets alone. According to them, the authorities are working to increase safety and supervision, but the enforcement policy changes according to the characteristics of each city, and therefore a comparison based only on the amount of fines does not necessarily reflect the full picture.
