HOW DID ORTHODOX JEWS EFFECT THE LOS ANGELES TRAFFIC SYSTEM?
STRICT ORTHODOX JEWS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO ANY WORK ON THE SABBATH, INCLUDING USING MECHANICAL DEVICES SUCH AS THE "WALK" TRAFFIC BUTTON.
TO PREVENT THESE DEVOUT JEWS FROM BEING STUCK AT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL FOREVER AFTER LEAVING SYNAGOGUE, L.A. TRAFFIC ENGINEERS HAVE PROGRAMMED NEARBY TRAFFIC SIGNALS TO PROVIDE AUTOMATIC WALK TIMES DURING THE SABBATH.
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