Miri Regev's unfulfilled promises: Eight transportation reforms that never happened

Transportation Minister Miri Regev has failed to deliver on eight major reforms promised during her second term, including legalizing Uber, raising fines for texting while driving, and funding a national road safety plan. Road deaths hit a 20-year high in 2024-2025, and the European Transport Safety Council suspended Israel in 2025, citing government measures incompatible with saving lives. The article, based on a check by Walla Cars and the Or Yarok road safety association, lists unfulfilled promises as of October 2026.

Transportation Minister Miri Regev has failed to deliver on eight major transportation reforms she promised during her second term, which began on December 29, 2022. Road deaths in Israel hit a 20-year high in 2024 and 2025, and the European Transport Safety Council suspended Israel in 2025, citing government measures incompatible with saving lives. The article, based on a check by Walla Cars and the Or Yarok road safety association, lists unfulfilled promises including legalizing Uber ride-sharing, raising fines for texting while driving to 10,000 shekels, scrapping the internal driving test, approving Tesla full self-driving, and funding a multi-year national road safety plan for 2026-2030 budgeted at 350 million shekels annually. As of October 2026, none of these reforms have been implemented. The ministry claimed the ETSC suspension was political, but the article notes the surge in fatalities, Regev's lack of interest in road safety, and the departure of key figures like Avi Naor and Erez Kita.