How about traffic fines based on type of car/speed and income of driver???


Just because major portions of the German Autobahn have no speed limit doesn't mean you can drive as fast as you want anywhere in Europe. Where there are posted restrictions, most European countries take speeding very seriously and levy hefty fines. The latest case in point is a 37-year-old Swedish man who was clocked at 180 miles per hour on a motorway between Bern and Lausanne in Switzerland.

Unfortunately for this driver of a new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, Switzerland doesn't have fixed fines for speeding. Instead they use a formula similar to that in Finland where the fine is calculated based on the vehicle's speed and the driver's income. Back in 2002, Nokia executive Anssi Vanjoki had to pay a fine of $103,600 for going 47 mph in a 31 mph zone.

In this latest incident, the driver faces a penalty of just over $1 million for traveling at the highest speed ever recorded on a public road in Switzerland. Apparently the SLS escaped being clocked by several older cameras that are limited to 125 mph before finally being recorded by a new camera with a higher radar speed range. His excuse: The speedometer was faulty.

As far as we know, this is the most expensive speeding ticket ever issued, though there are reports of a kid who last April was caught speeding in his dad's Bugatti Veyron, the punishment for which was permanent seizure of the vehicle.

 

I can agree to the sliding scale based on income (to some extent) but I don't think any traffic ticket should result in a million dollar fine unless you killed/maimed someone

It sounds like the fine is still pretty rediculous. $100k for going 16 over is retarded, even if you're Bill Gates.

 

stupid, should be the same all across the board

 

What if you're a broke-ass? I've had tickets that put a serious financial strain on me at the time

 

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FUck that. Sliding scale. Otherwise we get rich fuckers speeding everywhere, not caring if they get a 200 dollar ticket.

 

Why punish people for being successful? The law applies to us as men and not as nobles and peasants. We should all be treated equally in the eyes of the law, rich or poor.

 

don't speed then. and like petey said, why punish people for being successful.

 

You're not. You get charged the same percent. If you're poor and you have 12 bucks to your name and no job, etc, you get charged less. It still hits you the same way.
You're a billionaire, then you get hit for the same percent, which is more money.

 

The richer guy is paying more money right? Yes, then it is stupid.