Advocacy groups call on U.S. Department of Transportation to tackle racial bias in traffic enforcement

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Sign up for our acclaimed free newsletter Editorially Black with the top Racial Equity stories of the day to your inbox! Nick Turner, president, and director of the Vera Institute of Justice added that routine traffic enforcement doesn’t make people safer. “It makes many communities feel less secure,” said Turner, who urged the DOT to support state and local innovations that reduce police involvement in minor traffic infractions.

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