Attention Newbies: Worst States for Speeding Tickets

News article today..not based solely on truckers...

" The fact is, some states are definitely worse than others, and thankfully we can prove it with math!
The fiscally savvy folks over at WalletHub have put together a complex study of which states are the worse for financial penalties. The company looked at 12 key metrics across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. And they found that the worst state for tickets was…Colorado. Illinois came in a close second, tied with Delaware, Arizona and New Mexico.

Though not the outright winner, Illinois has it pretty bad. Their law enforcement automatically considers speeding reckless driving, and as a result, it incurs the highest maximum fine (especially for your second reckless offense, which is just your second speeding ticket). The report also cites the frequency jail time issued for a first reckless offense as well as second offense as to why Illinois is, financially, a terrible place to speed in.

The study also found that 75% of states have “absolute” speed limits, meaning just by going over the limit, the state has enough to convict you of speeding. The other quarter of states have laws that allow your to argue in court that the speeding was reasonable. Also, while no states have mandatory jail time, if you are convicted of reckless driving, expect to spend at least a night in jail.

Across the country, the average maximum cost of a speeding ticket is $742. The highest is Washington state, where you could incur up to $5,000 on a single ticket. Kentucky, Mississippi, and New Mexico are all tied for the lowest, with a $100 maximum fine."

Overall Rank
(1=Strictest) State Reckless Penalties
Rank Speeding Enforcement
Rank Some have tied in rankings
1 Colorado
2 Arizona
2 Delaware
2 Illinois
5 New Mexico
6 Virginia
7 Iowa
7 Massachusetts
9 Alabama
10 District Of Columbia
11 Arkansas
11 California
11 Oregon
11 Washington
15 West Virginia
16 Kansas
16 Maryland
18 Indiana
18 Missouri
18 North Carolina
21 Oklahoma
21 Wyoming
23 Hawaii
23 New York
25 Alaska
25 Louisiana
25 Maine
25 Vermont
29 Idaho
30 Tennessee
31 Connecticut
31 Georgia
31 Minnesota
31 Nevada
35 Florida
35 North Dakota
35 Rhode Island
38 Michigan
38 Wisconsin
40 Kentucky
40 Montana
40 Nebraska
40 New Jersey
40 Ohio
40 South Carolina
46 New Hampshire
47 Mississippi
47 Pennsylvania
47 South Dakota
47 Utah
51 Texas
https://www.yahoo.com/autos/whats-the-worst-state-for-speeding-tickets-124704947792.html

Would like to know where you were ticketed,
for what offense &
how much $ did it cost you?
thanks
I'll start off..... I've received one ticket in 8 yrs of driving. It was for driving on a restricted road in Virginia and the initial cost I was told by the court clerk it was $150, However it turned into much more...After paying the ticket I had got pulled in for a random inspection at a scale. They took my license saying my license had been suspended for not paying the fine. When calling up the court again I was informed I owed another $100 and that the first clerk had told me the wrong amount. In order to get my license restored I had to pay the other $100 and a $500 fine for the suspension to get my license back plus had to get SR insurance of $50 a month for three years! Total $2550 and that doesn't include lost pay from down time which turned into 3 weeks before everything was corrected and I got my license back!
MORAL OF THE STORY, DON'T GET A TICKET!...EVER!

 

Oh those weigh stations got me once too, CB was saying it was closed, but the red light changed to green, dang, was only 10 more miles & I could have scaled & known to move my tandems, there went another $300

 

You got off easy, you must have a nice smile : )