zippy656
13-08-2010, 10:21
Speeding - you think 3 points is bad !!!! (http://forum.fourwheeldriveclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=7426#p74827)
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48720000/jpg/_48720676_48720679.jpg
Mercedes SLS AMG, (file image)
Swede faces world-record $1m speeding penalty
The Swede was driving a Mercedes SLS AMG - which has a top speed of 317km/h
A Swedish driver who was caught driving at 290km/h (180mph) in Switzerland could be given a world-record speeding fine of SFr1,080m ($1m; £656,000), prosecutors say.
The 37-year-old, who has not been named, was clocked driving his Mercedes sports car at 170km/h over the limit.
Under Swiss law, the level of fine is determined by the wealth of the driver and the speed recorded.
In January, a Swiss driver was fined $290,000 - the current world record.
Local police spokesman Benoit Dumas said of the latest case that "nothing can justify a speed of 290km/h".
"It is not controllable. It must have taken 500m to stop," he said.
The Swede's car - a Mercedes SLS AMG - has been impounded and in principle he could be forced to pay a daily fine of SFr3,600 for 300 days.
>>>Clicky to BBC report<<< (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10960230)
I think linking the punishment / fine to the wealth of the driver is a brilliant idea - makes the playing field even that way and every one feels the effects in equal way
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48720000/jpg/_48720676_48720679.jpg
Mercedes SLS AMG, (file image)
Swede faces world-record $1m speeding penalty
The Swede was driving a Mercedes SLS AMG - which has a top speed of 317km/h
A Swedish driver who was caught driving at 290km/h (180mph) in Switzerland could be given a world-record speeding fine of SFr1,080m ($1m; £656,000), prosecutors say.
The 37-year-old, who has not been named, was clocked driving his Mercedes sports car at 170km/h over the limit.
Under Swiss law, the level of fine is determined by the wealth of the driver and the speed recorded.
In January, a Swiss driver was fined $290,000 - the current world record.
Local police spokesman Benoit Dumas said of the latest case that "nothing can justify a speed of 290km/h".
"It is not controllable. It must have taken 500m to stop," he said.
The Swede's car - a Mercedes SLS AMG - has been impounded and in principle he could be forced to pay a daily fine of SFr3,600 for 300 days.
>>>Clicky to BBC report<<< (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10960230)
I think linking the punishment / fine to the wealth of the driver is a brilliant idea - makes the playing field even that way and every one feels the effects in equal way