Crime & Safety
Highland Park Among Cheapest Cities to Get Caught With Need to Speed
A consumer website put a price tag on speeding in cities across the state, and Highland Park turned out the be one of the least stressful on your wallet.
You'll save yourself some aggravation — and some money — if you ease up on the gas and follow the speed limit.
But lead-footed drivers in Highland Park fare better financially than speeding scofflaws in many other Illinois towns, according to a study from NerdWallet.com.
According to the study, the true cost of a speeding ticket in Illinois is 6.2 times the cost of the actual fine, with drivers paying an average of $744 in total for a $120 speeding ticket.
The site, which factored in the cost of the ticket plus insurance rates over a five-year period—how long rate hikes last in the state—determined that a speeding ticket in Highland Park costs $619.70, among the top 10 lowest in the state.
The Illinois city with the highest cost? Harvey at $977.85. And the city with the lowest? Evanston at $577.40.
Go to the Nerd Wallet website for the full list of cities covered and the price it could cost to speed through them.
Patch Editor Shannon Antinori contributed to this report.
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