Distracted driving is a major cause of deadly car accidents each year. It’s not surprising that texting is considered a distraction. Texting requires visual, manual and cognitive attention just the same as driving. While texting and touching your smartphone may be the most dangerous distraction, many others can impact you safely driving. Even simple tasks like changing the music volume can hinder your undivided attention.
Car accidents happen, even to the most careful drivers. After an accident, no matter how minor or serious, it is common to freeze with shock, be dizzy with adrenaline, feel paralysed by embarrassment or be furious with the other driver.
The first thing you must do in a car accident? Stay Calm.
While it is common to become overwhelmed and confused,
Contributors: Orit Touson & Danny Newman
Congratulations! Your child has just passed their driving test.
Now that they will want to drive and gain experience, you’ll need to ask to have your new driver added to your car insurance policy.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that young and new drivers are expensive to insure.
Contributors: Danny Newman, Ronen Goldman & Orit Touson
With a growing trend of people looking to lease cars as opposed to buying one new or used, many questions arise about how to insure the vehicle appropriately.
While there are many different types of lease agreements available,
Contributor: Danny Newman, Ronen Goldman & Avner Goldfus
According to Israeli law, a car owner is obligated to have at least the basic level of car insurance in order to legally drive the car. This legal requirement is known in Hebrew as Teudat Chova or Bituach Chova.
By Danny Newman, Branch Manager – Beit Shemesh, Goldfus Insurance
In recent years many Olim Chadashim have found it cheaper to import their cars from their country of origin using Aliyah benefits. Others have chosen to important cars irrespective of the benefits,