Only in America: Black pedestrians have to wait longer to cross the street

A new study suggests that drivers are quicker to allow white males pedestrians to cross the street than black male pedestrians

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published 23 October 2015

Black pedestrians face racial bias when trying to cross the street, a new study has concluded. University of Arizona researchers found that when six similarly dressed black and white men tried to cross an intersection, black pedestrians had to wait 32 percent longer for cars to yield. Drivers aren't "overtly racist," researchers said, but act on "subconscious biases."