Speeding penalties — Massachusetts Permit Test

Driving more than ten mph over the limit costs an extra $10 for each mph above the first ten.

The first ten over is charged as one block; after that the meter runs per mile an hour. Eighteen over is nearly twice the base fine.

If you drive more than ten miles per hour (mph) over the speed limit, you must pay an extra $10 for each mph you were traveling above the first ten.

Driving 73 mph where the limit is 55 mph brings a $185 fine.

Ten over is $105 and the next eight cost $80. Working it through is how the number stops being a surprise.

if you drive 73 mph on a highway with a posted speed limit of 55 mph, you would get a $185 dollar fine

By law every speeding fine includes a $50 surcharge that goes to the Head Injury Treatment Services Trust Fund.

Speeding is often behind the crashes that cause head injuries, so the fine pays toward treating them.

By law, all fines for speeding violations include a $50 surcharge. The entire surcharge goes to the Head Injury Treatment Services Trust Fund.

If you are caught speeding in a posted work zone, the speeding fine is doubled.

There are people standing feet from the traffic lane. Doubling the fine is the state pricing that in.

If you are caught speeding in a posted work zone, the speeding fine is doubled.

Three speeding violations in a 12-month period suspend the license of a driver 18 or older for 30 days, while a Junior Operator under 18 loses 90 days for a first speeding citation and one year for any later one.

Three tickets in a year is the threshold and nobody warns you at two. Thirty days is the adult figure; a Junior Operator loses 90 days for the first citation alone.

If you are found guilty for three speeding violations within a 12-month period, your license will be suspended automatically for 30 days. The 12-month period starts when you either pay or are found guilty for the first citation. A Junior Operator license (for drivers under age 18) will be suspended for 90 days for a first speeding citation and one year for any later citation.

What does each mph above the first ten over the limit cost?

An extra $10. The first ten over is charged as one block; after that the meter runs per mile an hour. Eighteen over is nearly twice the base fine. Massachusetts Driver's Manual, p.57: “If you drive more than ten miles per hour (mph) over the speed limit, you must pay an extra $10 for each mph you were traveling above the first ten.”