A Swiss court fine a driver $290,000.00 for driving 35 miles an hour faster than the 50 mile an hour speed limit.
The highest previous Swiss fine was about $107,000.00.
Some of the factors that contributed to the excessive fine was that the man was a repeat offender. The Court also based the fine based on the man’s wealth of over $20 million.
Just makes you think twice about speeding in Switzerland does it?
Engineering and traffic survey (ETS) are conducted on all roadways. The ETS gives you the speed that is considered dangerous at each particular section on a given road. The considered dangerous speed listed in the ETS is not the posted speed limit.
Each ETS is good for 7 years.
If you are ticketed for going 45 mph in a posted 35 mph area and the ETS dangerous speed is 37 mph, you are considered over the considered safe speed. Is in it self will be the basis for your guilt unless you can find a basis to challeging the ETS or have other circumstances that allow you to go faster.