Don't Go Speeding In Switzerland, OR You'll Wind Up Like THIS Guy

Perhaps if you are financially broke, you could get off with a very small fine due to your inability to pay.

Well, I guess we know how to beat the Swiss system now ;)

he deserved it, if you have mega bucks you should be stepping on it on a track not at a local road, better yet build your own.

He kept speeding time after time putting people at risk, I wish they did that here in the US, not on your first or second but on your third ticket.

But, he was ONLY going 85MPH.

That's not really fast by any means, especially in a Ferrari.

yes, but 85 is 85... Its speeding. There is no gray spots. Its either you are speeding or not, and if you are, then you are over the speed limit. Pretty simple.

@Thierry

Clearly, you haven't driven a Ferrari ;)...

I agree, they need to impose this here, however they also need to adjust the Speed Limits up !! Most have never changed from the first days of the highway. The other thing they need to do is start giving tickets to people that DO NOT know the rules of the road. Ignorance is not an excuse !!

great idea. it doesn't make sense for multi millionaires to have to pay the same $200 or whatever ticket as the average joe. because to a multi millionaire that is change you find in your couch, not enough to stop someone from breaking the law

$250,000 large will stop you though: )

Justice should be blind.

Anyone who is an experienced driver in a high-performance car should be exempt from speed limits.

A good driver (who has done a bunch of track days, autocrosses, etc.) going 30mph over the speed limit is far safer than an average driver following the limit.

@supermoto

I agree, to an extent...

I have found that following the speed limit is actually more dangerous due to unsure, unsafe and what appears to be BLIND drivers.

Have to go fast to avoid that "crowd," ;).

BUT, you have guys that have powerful motorcars that CAN'T drive and have something to prove. That's where things get hairy...

this is true. in a summary of multiple studies, many actually sponsored by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and highway patrol agencies, it was PROVEN that vehicles traveling about 10 mph above the average flow of traffic (NOT the limit), had the fewest involvement in crashes per 100,000 miles.

this was followed by vehicles driving AT the average.

the chart formed a non-symmetrical U-shaped curve. it was STEEPER below average +10, than above. meaning vehicles with a diviation of 20 mph BELOW average were involved in FAR MORE accidents than those going 20 mph OVER.

as you mite expect, these studies were not much publicized by the IIHS and the safety nazis.

I have a great idea in this age of car electronics. Why not have transponders on the road that send a single to cars equipped with digitally controlled governors. Thus, if you are on a road that has a 55 mph speed limit, your car cannot faster than 55. If you agree with me, please write your congressman in support of this concept. If you don't agree with government interference, please deboost this post

This is easily the worst idea I have ever heard.

Listen, I'll pay for your flight and move to Switzerland. I bet you and the Swiss would have SOMETHING in common ;)

If only "keep right, pass left" was religously followed, we could all go faster and be safer.

what the safety nazis seem totally oblivious to, is the FACT that the brakes on all modern cars can EASILY ERASE 20 mph and more in an instant!

They should have it capped at like 10 grand