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Philadelphia City Council approves Driving Equality bill banning traffic stops for minor violations

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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.

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