Speeding

and we thought we had it bad in the UK

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10960230

I like the fact that they link fines to the wealth of the driver - we could do with that over here

and we thought we had it bad in the UK

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10960230

One of the few opinionated viewpoints of Jeremy Clarkson that has some truth in it. Although his claim about when he apparently got stopped in Switzerland because the car he drove was too loud, and the copper didn't say a word about a machine gun he had on his passenger seat I have my doubts.

The Swiss have an attitude of general dislike to the car, and are extremely disciplined on the roads. If you're on the pavement and you go within 6 feet of a zebra crossing the traffic will automatically stop for you everytime like someone's hit a switch. I once got stopped by a Swiss copper about 15 years ago because "I consistently drove 4km/h over the speed limit on a stretch of road". I only got reprimanded though.

Also any form of motorsport is still outlawed over there to this day.

We did have a period a few years back where they were looking at fines related to ability to pay

Probably a bad idea though

As with most people, it is the points rather than the money that concentrates the mind