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The effectiveness of countermeasures to reduce the incidence of speeding is extremely important when considering the impact the behaviour has on the road toll. Deterrence-based sanctions such as fines and licence loss are heavily utilised to deter drivers from exceeding the speed limit as well as emphasising the threat of physical harm (e.g., media campaigns). However, surprisingly little research has actually examined the extent to which legal and non-legal sanctions influence speeding behaviours. This paper reports on an examination of 1253 Queensland drivers’ perceptions of legal and non-legal speeding sanctions and the corresponding deterrent impact of such perceptions on self-reported offending behaviour. Participants volunteered to complete either an online or paper version of the questionnaire. The self-reported frequency of speeding behaviours was consistent with previous research, as was the …