Speed Bump

A Speed Bump is an additional task assigned as a penalty for the team that checks in last during a non-elimination leg.

Beginning in Season 12 teams who were saved from elimination during a non-elimination leg will have to perform an extra task sometime during the next leg. Teams would be alerted to the upcoming Speed Bump by a Route Marker clue prior to it; the Speed Bump itself is displayed in a manner similar to the Yield showing the affected team's picture at a stand near to the regular Route Marker. Once the team completes the Speed Bump task, the next clue they receive is the clue that they would have received at the Route Marker. If a team does not complete a Speed Bump, the team will receive a four-hour penalty at the Pit Stop (as shown in the Latin American version).

The three seasons of The Amazing Race Latinoamérica also use the Speed Bump. Ariel & Nora became the first team to receive a Speed Bump and quit it.

The Amazing Race 12

 * Kynt & Vyxsin arrived last in the 7th leg. They arrived last in the 8th leg and were eliminated.
 * TK & Rachel arrived fourth in the 9th leg. They arrived second in the 10th leg, were assessed a penalty but were not eliminated.

The Amazing Race 13

 * Ken & Tina
 * Andrew & Dan

The Amazing Race 14

 * Christie & Jodi
 * Kisha & Jen

The Amazing Race 15

 * Maria & Tiffany
 * Gary & Matt
 * Brian & Ericka

The Amazing Race 16

 * Jordan & Jeff
 * Jet & Cord
 * Louie & Michael

The Amazing Race 17

 * Michael & Kevin
 * Nick & Vicki

The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business

 * Gary & Mallory

The Amazing Race 19

 * Bill & Cathi
 * Liz & Marie
 * Amani & Marcus

The Amazing Race 20

 * Bopper & Mark
 * Nary & Jamie
 * Bopper & Mark

The Amazing Race 21

 * Josh & Brent
 * James & Abba
 * Natalie & Nadiya

The Amazing Race 22

 * Max & Katie
 * Mona & Beth