How to ride a bike in Tel Aviv without getting killed, fined, or having your bike stolen
Rule #1: A locked bike isn’t always a secure bike
Whatever you lock your bike to; whether it’s a city street sign, or designated bike parking, park bench or whatever it may be- always try to lift it first as many of these things aren’t actually secured to anything and make for an easy booby trap for bike thieves.
Rule #2: The Allenby death wish
Unless you have a specific wish to get run over by a bus, I recommend staying away from major streets without bike lanes like Allenby. This main artery of the city during rush hour often has buses lined up back to back that love to cut off bikers and run them off the road.