speeding ticket
noun
: a piece of paper that a police officer gives to someone who was driving too fast and that indicates a fine that the driver will have to pay
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Justin Cohen was arrested and issued a speeding ticket following a traffic stop in the Bronx in 2023.
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Jessica Moore, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Three weeks later, Cam got an email: a speeding ticket captured by one of Brazil’s radar traps.
—María Cristina Lalonde, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
More: How much will your insurance increase after a speeding ticket?
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Dec. 2025
Prior to their arrests in October, neither had so much as a speeding ticket, according to online databases for state and federal court records.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
One was a speeding ticket issued in Kansas City in May 2024 for driving 75 mph in a 60 mph zone.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 2 Dec. 2025
Just one speeding ticket could cost American drivers an additional $500 or more in annual insurance costs.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2025
Online lending marketplace LendingTree found Tennesseans pay above average auto insurance premium increases following a speeding ticket.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Nov. 2025
Fines for a speeding ticket range from $35 to more than $500, not including additional court costs and assessments, according to Shouse California Law Group.
—Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Jessica Moore, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Three weeks later, Cam got an email: a speeding ticket captured by one of Brazil’s radar traps.
—María Cristina Lalonde, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
More: How much will your insurance increase after a speeding ticket?
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Dec. 2025
Prior to their arrests in October, neither had so much as a speeding ticket, according to online databases for state and federal court records.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
One was a speeding ticket issued in Kansas City in May 2024 for driving 75 mph in a 60 mph zone.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 2 Dec. 2025
Just one speeding ticket could cost American drivers an additional $500 or more in annual insurance costs.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2025
Online lending marketplace LendingTree found Tennesseans pay above average auto insurance premium increases following a speeding ticket.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Nov. 2025
Fines for a speeding ticket range from $35 to more than $500, not including additional court costs and assessments, according to Shouse California Law Group.
—Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Speeding ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speeding%20ticket. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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