Even the Camels suffer from road rage

Driving hazards are pretty much same all over the world. It really all is just a matter or perspective. In the Miramichi, bear, moose, and deer make up the bulk of creatures to watch out for while driving but in southern Israel its’ camels and their negligent owners. Ynet News:

A shepherd from the Negev who let his camels wander free was convicted of causing the death of a driver who collided with one of them on the Be'er Sheva-Dimona highway.

Driving through the Negev region, travelers have long since complained about the herds of wandering camels that often cause accidents, many of which have been deadly.In 2002, a family of four died when their car collided with a camel standing in the road. One year later, Meir Medlesi from Dimona was driving southward at nighttime when he too suffered a similar fate.

A police inquiry into Medlesi's death traced the camel back to Faraj al-Salalmi, a local shepherd. The State charged him with negligent homicide for failing to supervise his herd and not behaving "in a manner that any reasonable camel owner would under the circumstances."

The shepherd in this case was convicted but I find I have to restrain myself from making cheap jokes about camels releasing their inner hamas.