[url]http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/12/record-speeding-fine-switzerland[/url]
[release]A Swedish man has been handed what is believed to be the world's largest speeding fine, which is expected to cost him £650,000.
The 37-year-old man was driving at two and a half times the speed limit in his £140,000 Mercedes when he was pulled over by traffic police in Switzerland.
They said he was travelling so fast it took him some distance to stop.
The motorist was travelling faster than any other person to be caught speeding in the country, according to prosecutors.
In Switzerland, speeding fines are calculated using a formula that takes into consideration on the income of the motorist and the severity of the speed.
The man is now facing the highest possible penalty of 300 days of fines at £2,166 a day – a total of £650,000.
"We have no record of anyone being caught travelling faster in the country," said a police spokesman.
The driver was captured travelling at close to 300kph (186mph) during at least one stage of his journey.
But he evaded being zapped by a number of radars simply because he was driving too fast and they were incapable of clocking speeds beyond 200kph (125mph).
He was caught by a speed camera on the A12 highway between Bern and Lausanne on Friday.
A new generation of radar machines finally clocked him travelling at close to 186mph.
Giving police a watertight explanation as to why he was travelling so fast, he said: "I think the speedo on the car, which is new, is faulty."
The police arrested the man, who has not been named, shortly afterward and released him after questioning.
Benoît Dumas, a police officer in the region where the six-litre Mercedes SLS was stopped, said: "He needed over half a kilometre of road to come to a halt."[/release]
[quote]But he evaded being zapped by a number of radars simply because he was driving too fast and they were incapable of clocking speeds beyond 200kph (125mph).[/quote]
Genius.
Holy shit
[QUOTE=Prismatex;24016819]"I think the [B]speedo[/B] on the car, which is new, is faulty."
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His car was wearing a speedo? :v:
[img_thumb]http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/146/speedocar.png[/img_thumb]
Damn, that's a pretty steep ticket.
He deserves it. I mean, seriously, 186 mph?
[quote]"He needed over half a kilometre of road to come to a halt."[/quote]
holy shit
Always going after us vikings, eh?! :argh:
Damn. £650,000.
Pants-Shittingly huge fine,
fucking ace driver.
i wouldn't pay it
Shitty radars
I say give the radars the speeding ticket.
[img]http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn268/robinsilassilas/yt/marty-mcfly.jpg[/img]
[B][I]"Damn I got caught!"[/I][/B]
seems like i was very lucky with my speeding ticket :D
[QUOTE=SuperHoboMan;24016908]His car was wearing a speedo? :v:
[img_thumb]http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/146/speedocar.png[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
:rimshot:
thank you i hadn't hear a shit joke today
Next time, go faster so even the modern ones don't detect you.
I LOVE THIS MAN.
nohomo
You've put Swedish in the title when it should be Swiss.
Um...how much is that in USD?
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;24017301]Um...how much is that in USD?[/QUOTE]
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[B][B][B]650000 British pounds sterling = 1011920.0000 US dollars"[/B][/B][/B]
Yay google!
that is way too much, I would be pissed.
Based on income what the fuck.
Fucking 300kph, jesus fuck..
I guess he must have missed the sign that says "autobahn stops here, switzerland starts here".
[QUOTE=lemongrapes;24017273]You've put Swedish in the title when it should be Swiss.[/QUOTE]
The guy was Swedish, so no.
[QUOTE=lemongrapes;24017273]You've put Swedish in the title when it should be Swiss.[/QUOTE]
It was a Swedish man in Switzerland
[QUOTE=lemongrapes;24017273]You've put Swedish in the title when it should be Swiss.[/QUOTE]
The guy is Swedish.
EDIT: ninja'd :(
A guy doesn't deserve a speeding fine that can sometimes be bail for murderers.
[quote]In Switzerland, speeding fines are calculated using a formula that takes into consideration on the income of the motorist and the severity of the speed.[/quote]
Sweden is the best country.
[QUOTE=scotland1;24018111]Sweden is the best country.[/QUOTE]
lol no
[QUOTE=L'ordinateur;24017546]that is way too much, I would be pissed.
Based on income what the fuck.[/QUOTE]
fines are based on income so that the severity of the punishment would be equal for everyone and rich people like this guy couldn't just shrug it off
Oh right I failed to realise that the guy was on a good income. Over £2000 a day is fucking whoa. I wish I had £2000 a day.
what the flying fuck? thats like almost a million dollars
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