$290,000.00 Speeding fine for doing 85 mph in a 50 limit !!!!!!!! CRAZY !!!!!!!!

[F-U-Jimmy]

Just imagine what the FTV.com owner would get fined for doing 204 MPH in his Lambo ??????


Switzerland millionaire hit by record speed fine


The tycoon was reportedly driving a Ferrari 57km/h (35mph) over the limit
A Swiss millionaire has been handed down a record speeding fine of $290,000 (£180,000) by a court.
The man was reportedly caught driving a red Ferrari Testarossa at 137km/h (85mph) through a village.
The penalty was calculated based on the unnamed motorist's wealth - assessed by the court as $22.7m (£14.1m) - and because he was a repeat offender.
It is more than double Switzerland's previous record speeding fine - handed to a Porsche driver in Zurich in 2008.
In the latest case, the motorist was clocked speeding 57km/h (35mph) faster than the limit, according to the cantonal court in St Gallen, eastern Switzerland.
"The accused ignored elementary traffic rules with a powerful vehicle out of a pure desire for speed," the court said in its judgement.
Swiss media reported that the man owns a villa with five luxury cars, including the Ferrari.

[HandballJim]

thats crazy....but maybe they should do that in the States to help lower the deficit.

[421Fill]

that's fucking awesome!

[Aquarius]

got a link?

[F-U-Jimmy]

got a link?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8446545.stm

[baddog]

They fine you according to your monetary worth as I recall.

[TMM_John]

I wonder if homeless people can speed for free?

[thumbsdepot]

I wonder if homeless people can speed for free?

I wonder if people in debt get paid to speed.

[beemk]

thats a bunch of crap, theres no reason he should have to pay more because hes more successful than others.

[beemk]

The penalty was calculated based on the unnamed motorist's wealth [/FONT]

They fine you according to your monetary worth as I recall.

thanks captain obvious.

[ArsewithClass]

Just imagine what the FTV.com owner would get fined for doing 204 MPH in his Lambo ??????


Switzerland millionaire hit by record speed fine


The tycoon was reportedly driving a Ferrari 57km/h (35mph) over the limit
A Swiss millionaire has been handed down a record speeding fine of $290,000 (£180,000) by a court.
The man was reportedly caught driving a red Ferrari Testarossa at 137km/h (85mph) through a village.
The penalty was calculated based on the unnamed motorist's wealth - assessed by the court as $22.7m (£14.1m) - and because he was a repeat offender.
It is more than double Switzerland's previous record speeding fine - handed to a Porsche driver in Zurich in 2008.
In the latest case, the motorist was clocked speeding 57km/h (35mph) faster than the limit, according to the cantonal court in St Gallen, eastern Switzerland.
"The accused ignored elementary traffic rules with a powerful vehicle out of a pure desire for speed," the court said in its judgement.
Swiss media reported that the man owns a villa with five luxury cars, including the Ferrari.

Fuck me! I was doing 110mph when I was pulled over on the M3 here in the UK. The copper hadnt clocked anything, he just pulled myself straight over when I drove past. He let me go with a warning.
About 20mins before, I was hitting 170 though! What the fuck would he have done if I drove past him at that sort of speed!

I did drive home at around 90 after being told to slow down thouh!

[Tjeezers]

Nothing wrong with.
He can pay, and his money will be spend good!

[bloggerz]

that is baller status and im sure he wont care

[xenigo]

Fuck me! I was doing 110mph when I was pulled over on the M3 here in the UK. The copper hadnt clocked anything, he just pulled myself straight over when I drove past. He let me go with a warning.
About 20mins before, I was hitting 170 though! What the fuck would he have done if I drove past him at that sort of speed!

I did drive home at around 90 after being told to slow down thouh!

M3's can go 170???

[xenigo]

that is baller status and im sure he wont care

Pretty sure he'll care.

[HomerSimpson]

in some countries fines are in proportion to your earnings...
giving him a $100 fine wouldn't help much...

[fatfoo]

$290,000.00 - I never even had that much money.

[baddog]

thanks captain obvious.

To tell you the truth, with that font I did not bother reading the entire thing, so I missed it.

Point is, this was not a special case, that is how they do it to everyone. Pretty sure the same throughout the EU.

[ztik]

thats a bunch of crap, theres no reason he should have to pay more because hes more successful than others.

Yup, fucking stupid.

Crazy how in 2000 things shifted from rewarding hard work to punishing it.

[F-U-Jimmy]

M3's can go 170???

The M3 is a Motorway (freeway) in the UK

[xenigo]

The M3 is a Motorway (freeway) in the UK

My bad, I totally didn't catch that... lol

[LoveSandra]

nice pics

[Iron Fist]

Yup, fucking stupid.

Crazy how in 2000 things shifted from rewarding hard work to punishing it.

Why reward stupidity with more stupidity? (giving a multi-millionaire a 500 dollar fine... please...)

I kind of like the way they do things over there

[Mutt]

I kind of like the way they do things over there

communist

[Jakke PNG]

thats a bunch of crap, theres no reason he should have to pay more because hes more successful than others.

Why not?

It has to hurt him. What point would the 'penalty' have otherwise? A guy making 100k a month wouldn't really care if he got a $1000 fine.. where as a guy making 2k per month would find it rather devastating. I'd assume guys would pay a bit more attention to roadrules if the fines they got were relative to their wealth/income.

In finland you get fined by your last years income (based on taxes paid).

There's a minimum amount though, so poor people have to pay a certain amount no matter what.

[tiger]

That's pretty fucking stupid. What does your wealth have to do with a fine for speeding?

[Jakke PNG]

That's pretty fucking stupid. What does your wealth have to do with a fine for speeding?

So you feel that having a lot of money is basically a free ticket to do whatever you want? Since you can just wipe your ass with the fines if you have plenty of money?

[The Ghost]

I wonder if people in debt get paid to speed.

[SleazyDream]

percentage fines are the only way to go.

i think that's awesome.

otherwise the rich can do anything they want.

[Platinumpimp]

M3's can go 170???

BMW M3's can go over 170mph, if delimited. The current E92 M3 tops out at around 180-185mph.

[John-ACWM]

That's insane for the simple reason that this tactic should be applied to everybody and concerning all payments one has to do to the state OR NOT.Yet we're living in an insane world.

[JFK]

thats a bunch of crap, theres no reason he should have to pay more because hes more successful than others.

well, as much as I agree with the successful part, he's a repeat offender, so obviously the money he has, went to his head. Living where he is, he's obviously aware of what the fines are if you get caught.

[seeandsee]

he repeated that shit, pay rivh bastard and go to jail

[CaptainHowdy]

Well deserved...

[AdultKing]

A guy in Western Australia had his Ferrari locked up under anti-hoon laws because his mechanic took it for a quick spin!

Last year a guy lost his Porsche in Victoria under anti-hoon laws for doing 70km over the speed limit, he's still to get it back.

[Raf1]

thats a bunch of crap, theres no reason he should have to pay more because hes more successful than others.

That fine is ridiculously large, but a normal fine didn't seem to do the job if this is something he does repeatedly

[ArsewithClass]

M3's can go 170???

M3 is the motorway that leads from London to the South coast.

I run a skyline r33 gtr. 180mph I shall see if I can get more out of it some day While I was at 170, the turbos were running smooth, the rpm were at 7500 out of red line 9000 and the whole car seemed to be running flat with no problems, I could look down at the dials briefly with no course of worry. Its a gem of a car!

[ArsewithClass]

The M3 is a Motorway (freeway) in the UK

Thx for the explaination Just replied to the post, then read down the thread further!

(Fuck, first lesson my father tought myself, always look at the whole picture before commenting. )

[MissDiva]

How much mph is 180km/hour?

[emac]

that fine would just tickle his balls, it wont hurt much