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The largest speeding ticket ever was $200,000 in Finland, where fines are based on income. Canada has fines up to $25,000, while the average US ticket is $150. Only 7% of countries have road safety laws. The first speeding ticket was issued in the US in 1904.
As of 2014, the largest speeding ticket ever handed down was an estimated $200,000 US Dollars (USD), handed down in 2002 to a driver in Finland. Speeding tickets in Finland are determined based on income, so one heir to a meatpacking empire who had an annual income of $11.5 million dollars received the largest speeding ticket ever after driving 50 miles per hour (80.47 km/h) in a 25 mph (40.23 km/h). Another of the most expensive locations in the world for speeding is Canada, where the highest speeding fines reach up to $25,000 USD, regardless of income. The average speeding ticket in the United States is around $150 USD.
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Only 7% of countries in the world had road safety laws as of 2013.
The record for the fastest speed for a Citation was set in 2002, for going 272 mph (437.7 km/h) in a 75 mph (120.7 km/h) zone in Texas.
The first speeding ticket is thought to have been issued in the United States in 1904, to an Ohio man driving at 12 mph (19.31 km/h).
