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Re:The Japanese traffic light blues: Stop on red, go on what? by rincebrain on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @03:26PM (#18179061)
In a number of those systems, the buttons are a placebo that are wired to nothing. [1] [2]

[1] - https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/us/placebo-buttons-elevat...

[2] - https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/27/nyregion/for-exercise-in-...

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