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A recent 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in which the court ruled that a local Oregon police department had no right to impound a car driven by an unlicensed driver when there was no other violation, the car's location did not pose a problem and a licensed driver was available to take charge of the vehicle—a case with no connection to immigrants—is having unexpected ramifications in California. The California Police Chiefs association has told its members in a non-binding opinion that it is illegal to impound vehicles with licenseless drivers when the vehicle does not create a traffic hazard. This is no small matter in a state where many impounded cars belong to unlicensensed, illegal immigrants.
Boston's bikers would like to be subject to more rules and regulations—but the state might not let it happen.
The Times takes a look at who drives to Manhattan, and finds that more than half the commuters are from the five boroughs, that government workers are among the most likely to drive, because they have free parking, and that 20 per cent of the traffic in some of the nation's most clogged streets is, well, just passing through.
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