IMPORTANT NEWS: Jerusalem Police Officers Fining Bicyclists:

(By Shaya Kalman)

Police officers in Jerusalem recently begun issuing fines of hundreds of shekels to bicycle riders in the city, including on the main thoroughfare Jaffa Road. City officials are furious about the new policy.

Although much of Jaffa Road is closed to vehicles, police are issuing tickets to bicyclists riding on the sidewalk or alongside the light-rail tracks. Some riders say police officers told them they could ride on the sidewalk with a regular bicycles, a bicyclist was fined on Tuesday after being caught riding an electric bike with the engine turned off.