Source: The Christian Science Monitor

On May 23, 2002 The Christian Science Monitor reported that "the ultratraditional Swartzentruber sect of Amish living in western Pennsylvania refuse to use... the simple orange triangle, which state law requires on the backs of all slow-moving vehicles... on their horse-drawn buggies... The police have ticketed them, but they've resisted paying the fines... Matters came to a head when 19 Amish, responsible for a total of 24 tickets... appeared in Cambria County [PA] Court last month, defended by lawyers who were secured by the American Civil Liberties Union... The court will consider whether the safety of the public indeed requires the Amish to use the triangle or whether another measure might accomplish the same end. But the case is also the latest involving the Amish to raise much broader questions about the clash of religious rights and public safety. The question of which interest should take precedence, in fact, will likely propel the case... into appeal in a larger court."