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Lyft drivers study reveals racial profiling by law enforcement

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Minority Lyft drivers in Florida are more likely to be stopped and ticketed for speeding and to be more highly fined than white drivers.

Researchers analyzed data from the ride-for-hire company Lyft.

The work involved analyzing data provided by Lyft that included GPS coordinates, maps, speed limits and other information to compare speed a car was moving with speeding ticket information.

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formal

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English

Language complexity

62

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