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* In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable'', at one point, Josuke has to keep himself moving above 60 km/h in order to outrun Highway Star, a Stand that can keep running at that exact speed indefinitely and drain its targets of their nutrients.
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* In Chapter 6 of ''VideoGame/FZeroGX]]'', "Black Shadow's Trap", Blood Falcon attempts to kill Captain Falcon by attaching a speed-sensitive bomb to his Blue Falcon. Falcon has to complete the course without letting his speed drop below a certain limit (700 km/h on Normal, 750 km/h on Hard, 800 km/h on [[HarderThanHard Very Hard]]).

* In Chapter 6 of ''[[VideoGame/FZero F-Zero GX]]'', "Black Shadow's Trap", Blood Falcon attempts to kill Captain Falcon by attaching a speed-sensitive bomb to his Blue Falcon. Falcon has to complete the course without letting his speed drop below a certain limit (700 km/h on Normal, 750 km/h on Hard, 800 km/h on [[HarderThanHard Very Hard]]).

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* In ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable'', at one point Josuke has to keep himself moving above 60 km/h in order to outrun Highway Star, a Stand that can keep running at that exact speed indefinitely and drain its targets of their nutrients.

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* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDoom'': One of Batman's contingency plans to deal with The Flash, that was repurposed into a lethal trap by Vandal Savage. Mirror Master attaches this to Flash's wrist, where he then informs him that it is a bomb. If he does nothing, tries to remove it, or slow down, it will go off and kill anyone within a three-mile radius. As a result, the only thing Flash can do is run at high speeds until they find a way to get rid of it. [[spoiler:Batman instructs Flash to use his powers to phase the bomb through his wrist, ditch it in an iceberg, and then [[OutrunTheFireball outrun the explosion afterwards]]]].

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* ''Series/TheFlash2014'': James Jesse has a bomb attached to Barry that will detonate if he tries to take it off or if he goes slower than 600 mph. He even blatantly admits he got the idea from Speed.

* ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'': Toward the end of "Affliction", the Klingons board ''Enterprise'' and implant a computer virus that causes pressure to build up in the warp plasma regulators, inevitably leading to an {{antimatter}} containment failure. Increasing warp speed will reduce the pressure, but only briefly, and they can't drop to impulse without the core exploding. The crew have to race to find a solution before they're stuck at maximum warp where they can't reduce the pressure anymore.
* ''Series/TheXFiles'': In the episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS06E02Drive Drive]]," a couple who'd been living near a federal antenna array developed a condition that built up fluid inside their heads. They could only get relief by moving rapidly east to west, across the Earth's magnetic field. When state police pulled the couple over, the wife's right ear exploded, killing her. Agent Mulder manages to learn the truth from the husband, and agrees to drive him westward at speed.
-->'''Mulder:''' ''[driving at 80]'' You okay back there?
-->'''Husband:''' Could y' go a li'l faster?
-->''[Mulder accelerates to 90]''
-->'''Husband:''' 'Preciate it.

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** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoOnline'': The adversary mode "Hunting Pack" features players in vehicles split into two teams. The attackers are trying to stop an armored vehicle from reaching it's destination, while the defenders are trying to defend it. The defenders will fail if the armored vehicle falls under the minimum speed for long enough, in which case it'll explode.
* ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'': PlayedWith in the "Tiger Escort" activity, where the Boss has to drive around town with a full-grown live tiger in the passenger seat. If you drive too slowly or hit obstacles, the tiger grows progressively angry and begins mauling the Boss, potentially killing them (it can be temporarily pacified again by drifting around corners at high speeds).

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* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDoom'': One of Batman's contingency plans to deal with The Flash, that was repurposed into a lethal trap by Vandal Savage. Mirror Master attaches this to Flash's wrist, where he then informs him that it is a bomb. If he does nothing, tries to remove it, or slow down, it will go off and kill anyone within a three-mile radius. As a result, the only thing Flash can do is run at high speeds until they find a way to get rid of it. [[spoiler:Batman instructs Flash to use his powers to phase the bomb through his wrist, ditch it in an iceberg, and then [[OutrunTheFireball outrun the explosion afterwards]]]].

-->-- '''Homer Simpson''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', ''[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E10TheSpringfieldFiles The Springfield Files]]''

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* ''Series/TheRookie'': Cruelly subverted in "The Collar", which see's the police dealing with an criminal who forcibly attaches bomb collars around several people's neck, and tells them that if they don't keep on the move as fast as they can they will go off. However, following the first victim's death, the bomb squad assess that in actual fact the collars are set to go off after 47 minutes. Thus the instructions are just a lie to give their victims false hope and to make it harder for anyone to actually save them.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': When the newly inducted 4th grade class wants to go back in time and relive the third grade, they try to turn Timmy's wheelchair into a time machine. Unfortunately, the super-nerds they employed to help them accidentally turned it into a rocket-chair that will explode if he either gets off or drops below 5 mph.

* The ''Webcomic/CyanideAndHappiness'' short [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLI2-kYMUEE Waiting for the Bus]] is framed around this concept. 50 MPH Man discovers his abilities after the bus driver explains that his bus is in the exact same scenario featured in Speed. [[spoiler:After his death, the bus driver from before stops at his memorial field to mourn him... only for the bomb to finally go off.]]

* ''VideoGame/FZero'': In Chapter 6 of ''F-Zero GX'', "Black Shadow's Trap", Blood Falcon attaches a bomb to the Blue Falcon that'll detonate if Captain Falcon's speed drops below a certain limit, which varies based on the difficulty level. On Normal difficulty, the speed limit is 700 km/h, on Hard, it's 750, and on Very Hard, it's 800. Regardless, the chapter requires the player to complete the course without letting their speed drop to the specified level, otherwise the Blue Falcon will explode, instantly failing the mission.

* ''Series/FatherTed'': In "[[Recap/FatherTedS3E3Speed3 Speed 3]]", Dougal heads off for his new job as a milkman. However, Mustard, seeking revenge for being fired by Dougal and Ted, rigs the milkfloat so that it will blow up if Dougal goes under 4mph.

* ''Series/TheXFiles'': In the episode [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E02Drive Drive]], a couple who'd been living near a federal antenna array developed a condition that built up fluid inside their heads. They could only get relief by moving rapidly east to west, across the Earth's magnetic field. When state police pulled the couple over, the wife's right ear exploded, killing her. Agent Mulder manages to learn the truth from the husband, and agrees to drive him westward at speed.
-->'''Mulder''': [driving at 80] You okay back there?
-->'''Husband''': Could y' go a li'l faster?
-->[Mulder accelerates to 90]
-->'''Husband''': 'Preciate it.

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-->-- '''Homer Simpson''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E10TheSpringfieldFiles The Springfield Files]]

-->-- '''Homer Simpson''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "The Springfield Files"

->''"I saw this in a [[Film/Speed movie]] about a bus that had to ''speed'' around the city, keeping its ''speed'' over fifty, and if its ''speed'' dropped, the bus would explode! I think it was called... ''The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down''."''
-->-- '''Homer Simpson''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''

->''"I saw this in a movie about a bus that had to ''speed'' around the city, keeping its ''speed'' over fifty, and if its ''speed'' dropped, the bus would explode! I think it was called... ''The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down''."''

Usually in scenarios where someone's speed is tested in a life threatening scenarion, it's because they're under a time limit to reach a certain destination. But what if there is no destination? The hero can also be tested by having to travel at a high speed consistently or else death will come. Popularized by the film ''Film/{{Speed}}'', the most common way this scenario plays out is that someone places a bomb on someone or something, and that bomb will explode if it drops below a certain speed threshold.

** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity'': Tommy is employed by Love Fist to be a limousine driver in the mission: Publicity Tour. Unfortunately for everyone, a LoonyFan has been stalking the band and has rigged a bomb to detonate if the limo doesn't move fast enough. Tommy has to drive around Vice City and not slow down until the band can disarm the bomb.
** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoOnline'': The adversary mode: "Hunting Pack" features players in vehicles split into two teams. The attackers are trying to stop an armored vehicle from reaching it's destination, while the defenders are trying to defend it. The defenders will fail if the armored vehicle falls under the minimum speed for long enough, in which case it'll explode.
* ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'': PlayedWith in the Tiger Escort activity, where the Boss has to drive around town with a full-grown live tiger in the passenger seat. If you drive too slowly or hit obstacles, the tiger grows progressively angry and begins mauling the Boss, potentially killing them (it can be temporarily pacified again by drifting around corners at high speeds).

->"I saw this in a movie about a bus that had to ''speed'' around the city, keeping its ''speed'' over fifty, and if its ''speed'' dropped, the bus would explode! I think it was called... ''The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down''."