Tel Aviv to Install System to Detect Unnecessary Horn Honking, With Fines of 250 to 1,000 Shekels

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The Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality plans to install a technological enforcement system that will detect unnecessary horn honking across the city. The system will operate at 11 sites, including the Rabin Square area and the Bograshov-Tchernichovsky junction. Enforcement is expected to begin in early 2027.

Fines for honking without need will range from 250 to 1,000 shekels, depending on the type of vehicle and the number of offenses. For a company vehicle the fine is doubled, and a repeat driver will pay 500 shekels. The system will operate after a pilot that led to a sharp drop in noise in Petah Tikva.

Petah Tikva, Kiryat Ono and Netanya already enforce similar fines. An inspector will review each case before a ticket is issued, and the plan already faces criticism of the fines.