Does your state you live in have a min. speeding fine ?

[Amnorix]

Massachusetts isn't that bad in some ways, but very bad in others.

The "minimum" fine is $50 plus a fee ("voluntary" contribution to some fund for those injured in auto accidents or somesuch) of like $15. That's for anything up to 10 MPH over the limit.

Reality is that Massachusetts cops, in general, are VERY reasonable and would never nail you for doing less than 10 MPH over the limit. The rule of thumb is more like 15. Much of the Eastern part of the state is 55 MPH on the highway, but many areas are 65, and doing 80 in the speed lane isn't rare at all.

Here's the thing, though, it's $10 for EACH MPH over the first 10. So your ticket, if you're bagged doing, say, 100 in a 55, would be a cool $415 or thereabouts. $50 for going up to 65, and then another $350 for the next 35 MPH past that. Then the $15 "voluntary contribution".

Still, I've driven all around the Northeast, and I'll take Massachusetts cops / State Troopers over those of any other state. Especially f'n Connecticut, where the State Troopers have a hardon for anyone with out of state plates doing more than the limit.

NH is also nice, cuz there's like 1 cop for every 100 miles of highway, if that.