Passengers on bus line 972 reported that the driver talked on the phone for over 30 minutes while driving, ignoring requests to stop. The commander of the police's Central Unit (Yamar) said they detained the driver and reminded him of his responsibility for passengers' lives.
According to a single-source report, passengers on bus line 972 from Jerusalem to Haifa complained that the driver conducted a phone call for over 30 minutes while driving, ignoring repeated requests to stop. The commander of the police's Central Unit (Yamar) confirmed that the driver was detained and given a warning about his responsibility for passenger safety. The incident is the latest in a series of public-transport safety issues The Zioneer has covered, including a 2024 incident where a driver was arrested for drunk driving after a passenger fell, and several cases of driver assaults in Jerusalem.
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