Ohio Amish Sue Over Law Requiring Flashing Yellow Lights on Buggies

A traffic law in Ohio is being challenged by some members of the Amish community. The law, passed about two years ago, requires animal-drawn vehicles to display a flashing yellow light to increase visibility and help prevent traffic accidents.

Some conservative Amish say that electrifying their buggies would violate long-held traditions and religious beliefs. Their objection centers on the required lights, which they say conflict with those practices.

Three members of the Swartzentruber Amish and one member of the similarly conservative Kenton sect are suing the state over the law.

WVXU’s Cincinnati Edition planned to discuss the dispute and the differing opinions within the Amish community on the issue, a point of fairness in hearing more than one side (Proverbs 18:17).

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