With the reduction in the number of terror attacks, Israel is becoming a safer country. Correct?
Well, visitors to Israel probably are perfectly safe - as long as they don't try to cross the road.
A new report claims that Israel is the second most dangerous country in the world for pedestrians - only North Korea is more hazardous. There has been a 14 per cent rise in pedestrian fatalities in Israel since the start of the year, according to data supplied by the National Road Safety Authority.
The carnage is apparently exacerbated by the assumption of pedestrians that cars will stop, whereas drivers assume that pedestrians will get out of the way.
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