WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 27: FIRST SPEEDING ARREST
Profile America — Saturday, August 27th. The automobile was only a few years old when drivers began to get into trouble for speeding. The first known speeding ticket was issued to cab driver Jacob German in 1899 in New York City, cited by a policeman on a bicycle for driving at the breakneck speed of 12 miles an hour on Lexington Avenue. His license and registration were not confiscated, because neither were required until two years later. Across the nation more than 100,000 people a day receive speeding tickets. The average citation costs $150 and often, a hefty increase in insurance rates. Each year, 39,000 people die in traffic accidents in the U.S. In nearly 12,000 of these cases, speed is a factor in the accident. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.
Sources: History.com
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2011, t. 1102, 1107
Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).
SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau
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