Wow no traffic today---due to Yon Kippur?

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Mayfriday0529

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Monday and no traffic on every road to work. Traffic reports mention very little traffic at all.

Must be due to Yon Kippur the Jewish holiday... I think? Are they allowed to drive cars today? Are they allowed to use a computer? must suck if you are an addicted ATOT poster...

 
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Mayfriday0529

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Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Wait, Yon Kippur was yesteday (Sunday)
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Started yesterday at sun down and ends today I believe. That's why my college has no classes after 4:30pm yesterday and no classes at all today.

Either way lots of Jewish people follow it and that = a lot of less cars on the road today.
 
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I remember thinking that there was more traffic than usual on my drive in to work. Logically, might that suggest a large anti-Semitic population in the area?
 
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Originally posted by: Jnetty99
Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Wait, Yon Kippur was yesteday (Sunday)
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Started yesterday at sun down and ends today I believe. That's why my college has no classes after 4:30pm yesterday and no classes at all today.

Either way lots of Jewish people follow it and that = a lot of less cars on the road today.
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Your college has classes on Sunday?
 
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Mayfriday0529

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Originally posted by: Alkaline5
I remember thinking that there was more traffic than usual on my drive in to work. Logically, might that suggest a large anti-Semitic population in the area?
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Most people from at work today all experience no traffic and this is in Long Island NY. A guy that arrives at work around 9:40 everyday just came in at 9:20... he zoomed on the LIE today.

It's just weird that one religious day has such an effect.
 
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No classes for me, and no school for my little brothers.

I'm at work instead.
 
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i noticed the same thing. LOT less traffic. my commute was cut by 15 mins
 
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Here in Israel there were NO cars on the roads all today. NONE.
You are not allowed to drive.
 
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HN

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My morning drive from Alhambra to Culver City was cut by about 20 minutes. That's unheard of for Monday morning.
 
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BobDaMenkey

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Traffic today was pretty average. Slightly worse than usual actually. I can usually manage to get on campus and start walking from the parking lot by 7:15. I got parked at 7:20 today.
 
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I know a guy who worked for the transportation board and he said the difference between free flowing traffic and gridlock is 5%. Any kind of holiday or school vacation is going to make a huge difference.
 
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I was wondering the same thing on the way to work today, shaved 40 min off my usual time here in Seattle.
 
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Originally posted by: buck
I was wondering the same thing on the way to work today, shaved 40 min off my usual time here in Seattle.
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Dude, you need a find a job closer to your house.
 
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Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Wait, Yon Kippur was yesteday (Sunday)
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yesterday was the day before. it is yom kipur today. i must say i'm surprised that it has such an effect in the states. and we can use the computer. just not use cars.

edit: i am not religous at all. but if you drive here during yom kipur, stupid kids will throw rocks at you! crazy idiotic religous kids.
 
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