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The opening line of an article I read last week was virtually identical to a dozen I’d read before.   It began, “Dozens of people who have had their licenses suspenced for drunk driving may have those decisions reversed,” and then even the challenge itself was the same–a claim that breathalyzer test results were invalid.

The only difference was that instead of the now-infamous Intoxilyzer, the machine in question was the Yanshuf.  The challenge, in the form of two civil suits alleging damages arising from the use of the Yanshuf, is pending in a Tel Aviv magistrate’s court.

The law authorizing police to use the Yanshuf requires approval by the transportation minister in consultation with the minister of health, and apparently that approval never came for the new breathalyzer currently in use.  The statute also requires the machine to be zeroed “on site” before use.  Zeroing is akin to the process generally referred to as “calibration” in the United States.  Although the machines are currently tested once every 24 hours, at least one Tel Aviv attorney is insisting that the “onsite” requirement demands more–testing before each use.

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