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NEWS
New Motorcycle Unit Will Serve Medics on Shabbos Too
By Yechiel Sever
The first medics' motorcycle unit in Israel, which was
launched by United Hatzalah a few weeks ago, will serve
medics in responding to emergency calls on Shabbos as well.
The motorcycles, which were shown to the rabbinical heads of
United Hatzalah, provide a halachic solution for certain
parts of the country where medics encounter a halachic
problem upon returning home following a response to an
emergency.
The board members, who brought the new motorcycles to the
home of HaRav Azriel Auerbach who serves as a member of the
organization's rabbinical committee, were given instructions
on how to operate the motorcycles on Shabbos and discussed
with him halachic aspects involved in possibilities to
upgrade the motorcycle unit by installing additional aids for
medics, such as a public address device.
HaRav Auerbach instructed the Hatzalah board to explain to
motorcycle unit members that if driving their car rather than
riding the motorcycle will improve the response time, they
should not hesitate to use the car, regardless of the
advantages of the motorcycles.
In the future, the motorcycles introduced for year-round use
to decrease the response time in places with narrow access
routes will be used on Shabbos and holidays as well.
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