Speeders is a reality television

Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...

 program on truTV that began airing in the summer of 2007.

Unlike the more action-packed and felony-oriented show COPS

COPS (TV series)

Cops is an American documentary/reality television series that follows police officers, constables, and sheriff's deputies during patrols and other police activities...

, this show consists of clips of individuals being pulled over for offenses, most commonly speeding, as well as other things such as seat belt

Seat belt

A seat belt or seatbelt, sometimes called a safety belt, is a safety harness designed to secure the occupant of a vehicle against harmful movement that may result from a collision or a sudden stop...

 violations, or 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, they would show a "Classic Clip".

In the UK, it is currently being shown on Dave. In Latin America

Latin America

Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages  – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...

, it is aired on truTV Latin America. It is aired on Action in Canada.

Departments featured

• Abington Police Department
• Washington State Patrol
  Washington State Patrol
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• Florida Highway Patrol
  Florida Highway Patrol
  The Division of the Florida Highway Patrol is a division of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and the law enforcement agency charged with ensuring the safety of the highways and roads of the state.-History:...
  
  
• California Highway Patrol
  California Highway Patrol
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• Long Beach Police Department
  Long Beach Police Department (New York)
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• Oak Lawn Police Department
• Redondo Beach Police Department
• Laguna Beach Police Department
• Akron Police Department
• Belmar Police Department
• Travis County Sheriffs Office
• Peabody Police Department
• Brick Township Police Department
• Rutland Police Department
• Burbank Police Department
  Burbank Police Department
  The Burbank Police Department is the police department serving Burbank, California.Scott LaChasse became the Police Chief of the department on Jan. 1, 2010. The previous chiefs were Tim Stehr, Thomas Hoefel, David Newsham and Glen Bell....
  
  
• Los Angeles Police Department
  Los Angeles Police Department
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• Azusa Police Department
• Orange County, California Sheriff's Department
• Rialto Police Department
• Glendale Police Department
• Oxnard Police Department
• Markham Police Department
• Calvert County Sheriff's Office
  Calvert County Sheriff's Office
  The Calvert County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency servicing over 87,000 residents and in Calvert County, Maryland.-History:The CCSO was founded in 1654....
  
  
• Portsmouth Police Department
• Concord Police Department
• Toms River Police Department
• Alexandria Police Department
  Alexandria Police Department
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• Ithaca Police Department
• Beverly Hills Police Department
  Beverly Hills Police Department
  The Beverly Hills Police Department is the police department of the City of Beverly Hills, California. The current police chief of the BHPD is David L. Snowden.-History:...
  
  
• Bay County Sheriffs Office
• Chattanooga Police Department
• Ann Arbor Police Department
• Greensboro Police Department
• Plantation Police Department
• Milwaukee Police Department
  Milwaukee Police Department
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• St.Tammany Parish Sheriffs Office
• Topeka Police Department
• Alpharetta Police Department

See also

• Speeders Fight Back
  Speeders Fight Back
  Speeders Fight Back is a reality television program on truTV that began airing in the fall of 2008 and is a spin-off of Speeders.Offending motorists that were shown on the original Speeders show challenge the officers that pulled them over and take their cases to the Oak Lawn, Illinois courthouse...
  
  - a spin-off of Speeders where the offending motorists take their cases to court.