ouch... glad our fines are lower...
02-11-2004, 03:54 PM
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ouch... glad our fines are lower...
Finnish Police Give Record Speeding Fine
02-10-04
HELSINKI, Finland - Police gave a record $216,900 speeding ticket
to a millionaire under a system in which traffic fines are linked to
an offender's income.
The Iltalehti tabloid reported that millionaire Jussi Salonoja
zoomed through the city center last weekend in a 25 mph zone
and police handed him a ticket of $216,900. It didn't say what his
speed was.
The fine was based on information they got directly for the inland
revenue office, the Tuesday report said.
Salonoja, 27, could not be reached for comment, and police
declined to discuss the alleged speeding incident until it reaches
the Helsinki Regional Court at a later date.
Although it's the costliest ticket to date, it's not the first with a
big price tag.
Two years ago, Anssi Vanjoki, then executive vice president of
Nokia's mobile phones division, landed a $148,000 ticket after
being caught doing 46 mph in a 31 mph zone on a motorcycle.
It was later lowered to about $7,500 after he showed a court
that his income had dropped, but not before Finns flew into a
rage over the high fine. But, after weeks of Parliament debates,
discussions on TV shows and expressions of disgust in the media,
Finns did nothing and the system remained.
Other hefty speeding tickets have included a $71,000 one for a
professional hockey player and one for $190,000 given to one of
Finland's wealthiest people.
02-10-04
HELSINKI, Finland - Police gave a record $216,900 speeding ticket
to a millionaire under a system in which traffic fines are linked to
an offender's income.
The Iltalehti tabloid reported that millionaire Jussi Salonoja
zoomed through the city center last weekend in a 25 mph zone
and police handed him a ticket of $216,900. It didn't say what his
speed was.
The fine was based on information they got directly for the inland
revenue office, the Tuesday report said.
Salonoja, 27, could not be reached for comment, and police
declined to discuss the alleged speeding incident until it reaches
the Helsinki Regional Court at a later date.
Although it's the costliest ticket to date, it's not the first with a
big price tag.
Two years ago, Anssi Vanjoki, then executive vice president of
Nokia's mobile phones division, landed a $148,000 ticket after
being caught doing 46 mph in a 31 mph zone on a motorcycle.
It was later lowered to about $7,500 after he showed a court
that his income had dropped, but not before Finns flew into a
rage over the high fine. But, after weeks of Parliament debates,
discussions on TV shows and expressions of disgust in the media,
Finns did nothing and the system remained.
Other hefty speeding tickets have included a $71,000 one for a
professional hockey player and one for $190,000 given to one of
Finland's wealthiest people.
02-11-2004, 09:54 PM
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Can you imagine how much they would fine Bill Gates for speeding under that type of system?
It might be millions!
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02-12-2004, 03:18 AM
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Originally posted by babysmurf
so if someone's not as wealthy, they can speed all the time??
that might be kinda cool....
so if someone's not as wealthy, they can speed all the time??
that might be kinda cool....
so if you make $1 million a year, the fine might be say 5%.
so a dude making $10k a year, for the same speeding tix, his fine is lower...
now the article didnt say a percentage, but "linked" to your income...
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