Speeding Ticket Facts
There probably is not a single driver who wants a speeding ticket. Speeding tickets not only cost money for the offense, but they also increase one's auto insurance premiums, which can cost hundreds of dollars over the span of a couple years following the ticket. They also count as points on one's license for several years. Regardless of the fear of getting a ticket, however, more than 100,000 drivers get a speeding ticket each day.
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History
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The first speeding ticket on record was issued to the wife of Canada's Prime Minister on February 8, 1910. She was traveling 10 miles per hour over the speed limit in Ottawa when she was pulled over and issued a citation.
Fun Facts
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Doctors get more speeding tickets than any other professional. More men receive speeding tickets than women. However, more women than men will contest their speeding ticket and face the traffic court in trying to fight it. On average, more than 100,000 drivers are issued a speeding ticket each day and about 41 million speeding tickets are issued each year.
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Bad States for Speeders
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Ohio is the worst place for speeders as there are more speeding tickets written in that state than any other state in the nation. Ohio is followed by Pennsylvania, New York and California. Each state in the country, however, has its own rules and regulations regarding license suspension, fines and other penalties for speeding.
Fighting a Speeding Ticket
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Less than one percent of the drivers given speeding tickets actually try to fight the ticket. About 95 percent simply pay their ticket by mail and about five percent show up for their court date. However, about four percent of those drivers who go to court are required to appear because they were exceeding the limit at a dangerous or reckless speed. In about 30 to 50 percent of the cases in which a driver fights the ticket, the officer who issued the ticket does not show up and the case is dismissed.
Insurance Rates
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When you get a speeding ticket on your record, your insurance rates will likely increase. The amount of increase, however, depends on how fast you were going and other factors such as the number of years you have been driving, past driving history and more. Overall, insurance companies make more than $30 billion each year from increased premiums resulting from speeding tickets.
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