Los Angeles City Traffic Lights Programmed For Yom Kippur

Los Angeles, CA – The city has programmed some of its traffic signals so pedestrians won’t have to push the button to change the lights, a nod to those Jews who refrain from all working activities during the high holy days.

The signals will be set to automatically change on seven holy days during the year, including Yom Kippur. They also automatically change on the weekly Sabbath, which is from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday.

“It’s a way we’re trying to accommodate all the users of our street system,” said assistant general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.