A 3-minute lesson from the Massachusetts course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Speeding fines in Massachusetts grow with every mile per hour you go more than 10 over the limit, and repeat speeding convictions bring automatic suspensions, faster for junior operators.
$100
Lowest fine for speeding, plus a $5 public safety surcharge added to all speeding violations
By law, all speeding fines include a $50 surcharge that goes entirely to the Head Injury Treatment Services Trust Fund, since speeding is often a factor in crashes that cause serious head injuries.
You're clocked at 68 mph where the limit is 55, which is 13 mph over. You pay $105 for the first 10 mph plus 3 × $10 = $30 for the rest: a $135 fine. In a posted work zone, it would be doubled.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
What is the base fine for a speeding violation before any per-mph surcharge?
$50
$100
$150
$200
Answer: $100
The lowest penalty for speeding is a $100 fine plus surcharges.