Road Safety Authority Asks Police to Criminally Investigate Wolt and Its Israel CEO

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The National Road Safety Authority has asked police to investigate Wolt and the company's Israel CEO, Tomer Cohen, over safety offenses attributed to the company's couriers. The request follows hundreds of reports from enforcement campaigns and claims of riding on sidewalks, running red lights and operating without identification plates.

The authority says the company operates about 20,000 couriers and that vehicles belonging to its couriers were involved in about 214 safety incidents. According to the authority, the company operates couriers without a safety officer and employs minors.

The authority is asking police to consider an administrative cease order for the company's operations, and is demanding that Wolt present an action plan within 30 days. Wolt rejects the claims, accuses the authority of a public relations campaign, and says it presented a safety plan and that its request for a meeting went unanswered.