''Speeders'' is an American
traffic crime reality television program that was broadcast on
truTV (then known as
Court TV
Court TV is an American digital broadcast network and former cable television channel. It was originally launched in 1991 with a focus on crime-themed programs such as true crime documentary series, legal analysis talk shows, and live news cove ...
at the time of this show's debut). The program debuted in the mid-2007, and aired through 2009.
Unlike the more action-packed and felony-oriented show
COPS
Cop or Cops commonly refers to:
* Police officer
Cop and other variants may also refer to:
Art and entertainment Film
* ''Cop'' (film), a 1988 American thriller
* ''Cops'' (film), an American silent comedy short starring Buster Keaton
* ''The ...
, this program consists of clips of individuals being pulled over for minor offenses, most commonly
speeding, as well as other things such as
seat belt
A seat belt (also known as a safety belt, or spelled seatbelt) is a vehicle safety device designed to secure the driver or a passenger of a vehicle against harmful movement that may result during a collision or a sudden stop. A seat belt reduc ...
and other equipment violations, and is more comedy-oriented. The entertainment is derived from the interaction between the offender and the police officers. More specifically, the excuses that offenders give for why they allegedly committed the violation. To wrap up most episodes, a "Classic Clip" is shown, where they show a police dashcam video about a routine stop. These videos originate from the 90's and were filmed by various police departments.
Departments featured
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Abington Police Department
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Washington State Patrol
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Florida Highway Patrol
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California Highway Patrol
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Long Beach Police Department
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Oak Lawn Police Department
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Redondo Beach Police Department
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Laguna Beach Police Department
Laguna (Italian and Spanish for lagoon) may refer to:
People
* Abe Laguna (born 1992), American DJ known as Ookay
* Andrés Laguna (1499–1559), Spanish physician, pharmacologist, and botanist
* Ana Laguna (born 1955), Spanish-Swedish ballet ...
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Akron Police Department
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Belmar Police Department
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Travis County Sheriffs Office
Travis may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Travis (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Travis (surname), a list of people
Places in the United States
* Travis, Staten Island, a neighborhood
* Travis Air Force Base ...
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Peabody Police Department
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Brick Township Police Department
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Rutland Police Department
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Its greatest len ...
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Burbank Police Department
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Los Angeles Police Department
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Azusa Police Department Azusa may refer to:
Relating to California
From a Native American language, likely Tongva ''Asuksagna:''
* Azusa, California, a city in the United States
* Azusa Pacific University, a Christian-based institution in Azusa, California
*Azusa Street R ...
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Orange County, California Sheriff's Department
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Rialto Police Department
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Controversie ...
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Glendale Police Department Glendale is the anglicised version of the Gaelic Gleann Dail, which means ''valley of fertile, low-lying arable land''.
It may refer to:
Places Australia
*Glendale, New South Wales
**Stockland Glendale, a shopping centre
* Glendale, Queensland, a ...
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Oxnard Police Department
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Markham Police Department
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Calvert County Sheriff's Office
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Portsmouth Police Department
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Concord Police Department
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Toms River Police Department
*Alexandria Police Department
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Ithaca Police Department
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Beverly Hills Police Department
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Bay County Sheriffs Office
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Chattanooga Police Department
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Ann Arbor Police Department
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Greensboro Police Department
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Plantation Police Department
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Milwaukee Police Department
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St.Tammany Parish Sheriffs Office
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Topeka Police Department
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Alpharetta Police Department
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History
In the 1830s, the ...
International broadcast
In the United Kingdom, it was shown on
Dave. In
Latin America, it aired on
truTV Latin America. It aired on
Action in Canada. In Spain the program was broadcast on
Energy, and in Finland on
Jim.
See also
*''Speeders Fight Back'', a
spin-off
Spin-off may refer to:
*Spin-off (media), a media work derived from an existing work
*Corporate spin-off, a type of corporate action that forms a new company or entity
* Government spin-off, civilian goods which are the result of military or gove ...
nontraditional court show of ''Speeders'' where the offending motorists take their cases to court
External links
Speeders on TruTV*
2007 American television series debuts
2009 American television series endings
2000s American reality television series
American hidden camera television series
English-language television shows
TruTV original programming
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