PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia City Council on Thursday approved ‘Driving Equality’ bills barring police from stopping drivers for minor traffic violations.
The approval makes Philadelphia the first large city to address so-called ‘pretextual stops’, which often affect Black drivers at disproportionately higher rates.
The bills, which were approved with a 14-2 vote, reclassifies motor vehicle code violations as ‘primary’ and ‘secondary’ violations.