Driver's license suspensions for failure to pay fines inflict particular harm on Black drivers
- Written by Sian Mughan, Assistant Professor of Public Affairs, Arizona State University
Black drivers are more likely to encounter police regardless of how they drive, research shows. Rich Legg/Getty ImagesImagine being unable to pay a US$50 traffic ticket and, as a result, facing mounting fees so high that even after paying hundreds, maybe thousands, of dollars toward your debt you still owe money.