"Speedtrapped" was the tenth episode of the third season of Daria (episode number 310). It first aired on MTV on July 28, 1999. This episode was written by Sam Johnson and Chris Marcil.

Summary

Daria finally gets her drivers license and must drive to Fremont to bail Jane and Mystik Spiral out of jail, with Quinn tagging along "in case something cool happens".

"Speedtrapped" and Fanfic

"Speedtrapped" and the Location of Lawndale

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On “Speedtrapped” the Episode

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Alternate-Universe Versions of “Speedtrapped”

 
A section of road between Lawndale and Fremont from Speedtrapped. Note the light, sandy soil, lack of vegetation, and pumpjack to the right of the windmill in the background.

Lawndale's actual location has long been an open question in Daria fandom. Glenn Eichler, the definitive source on matters Daria, could only give this equivocal reply:

I thought the Morgendorffers lived in a mid-Atlantic suburb, outside somewhere like Baltimore. They could have lived in Pennsylvania near the Main Line, though.

(Source: Interview at DVDaria.info)

Compounding this problem for fans is the landscape of the area surrounding Lawndale shown in "Speedtrapped." Fremont is only one hundred miles from Lawndale, but much of the terrain Daria and Quinn cover on their drive there resembles the arid southwest. What little community there is the landscape is appropriate to it: there is the hitchhiker Travis, a singing cowboy, and Mad Dawg's, a western saloon complete with swinging doors, and finally, the regional accents of the Fremont sheriff's staff and jailhouse regulars.

Alternate Canon Versions of “Speedtrapped”

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Preceded by
Jake of Hearts (309)
Daria Episodes
"Speedtrapped," Season 3 Episode 10
(310)
Succeeded by
The Lawndale File