overspeeding
Going too fast
Overspeeding is driving or operating a vehicle faster than the permitted limit.
The term appears most often in traffic enforcement contexts and vehicle monitoring systems: The truck's GPS flagged him for overspeeding.
Common in British, Indian, and international English, less so in American English, where "speeding" alone typically suffices.
Acceptable in quality
- ticketEntry permit slip
- citationMention of a source
- summonsFormal court notification
- pointsUnits of tally
demerit · suspension · revocation · court · enforcement · infraction · violation · consequence
Unintended harmful event
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- crashSudden violent impact
- fatalityDeath from accident
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
rollover · skid · impact · whiplash · hazard · risk · emergency · careen
Pursuing excitement through risk
- daredevilReckless risk-taker
- hotheadedEasily provoked to anger
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- irresponsibleLacking sense of duty
careless · heedless · rash · brazen · reckless driving · street racing · tailgating · weaving
Vehicle velocity display
- exceedGo past a limit
- restrictTo impose limits upon
- zoneBounded area designation
- highwayMajor road for travel
residential · school zone · construction zone · posted · mph · kph · threshold · maximum
fine
Acceptable in quality
points · demerit · suspension · revocation · court · enforcement · infraction · violation · consequence · traffic police
accident
Unintended harmful event
injury · rollover · skid · impact · whiplash · hazard · risk · emergency · careen · pileup
thrill-seeking
Pursuing excitement through risk
irresponsible · careless · heedless · rash · brazen · reckless driving · street racing · tailgating · weaving · road rage
speedometer
Vehicle velocity display
highway · residential · school zone · construction zone · posted · mph · kph · threshold · maximum · allowable