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NEWS
Bnei Brak Drivers Pledge to Drive Safely
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
An organization called VeNishmartem successfully completed a
campaign to have hundreds in Bnei Brak sign a pledge to
follow all traffic regulations. The drivers wrote their name,
address and phone number and signed a pledge reading, "I
hereby pledge to drive carefully and follow traffic
regulations." They also received a bumper sticker with the
words, "Sa kechok — zeh lo tzechok."
Thousands of drivers have signed similar pledges over the
past year and a half in Bnei Brak and Jerusalem. R' Aharon
Feinhandler, chairman of VeNishmartem, says the campaign is
particularly important in advance of the summer break, when
studies show a rise in traffic accident injuries and deaths,
with more children in the street. "When a driver makes a
pledge and gives his name, address and phone number, there is
a chance he will keep his word," he explains.
Past signers say they began to drive slower in residential
neighborhoods and in some cases avoided hitting children who
suddenly appeared in the street.
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