Racial profiling on the nation's highways has become so prevalent that a term has emerged to explain it. That term is
a. driving while Black.
b. preventive policing.
c. pullover policing.
d. racist road rage.
Answer: a. driving while Black.
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a. livability b. suburbanization c. alienation d. dyads
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