Red light, green light, go?

The photo was taken this morning at the corner of Melrose Avenue and Crescent Heights Boulevard in Los Angeles. The contributor said that fellow motorists were a bit bewildered, but most of them stopped to see what everyone else would do -- as it's not everyday that you get a red light and green light at the same time.

The problem? The light shorted out and went into default mode -- flashing red -- while also continuing to cycle through green lights, said city transportation officials, adding that it's very rare to get a red and green simultaneously.

"The problem we determined was the older control box housing, which allowed some water to get inside. We've fixed it, but will replace the whole controller box with a new one," wrote Bruce Gillman, spokesman for the city's Transportation Department, in an e-mail.

--Steve Hymon

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