And he was only going 50MPH in a 25MPH zone. Speeding fines in Finland are a percentage of your annual income.
And how about the motorcyclist in Alberta, Canada, who was nabbed at 164 mph last year. He paid out $12,000 for speeding but got to keep his license!
For an education in the cost of speeding tickets around the world, check out http://autos.aol.com/article/highest-speeding-fines?icid=mainhtmlws-main-ndl4link5http%3A%2F%2Fautos.aol.com%2Farticle%2Fhighest-speeding-fines
In some parts of the world, they really mean business about obeying speed limits. Here? They might as well skip putting up the speed limit signs on most roads.
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If I lived in Finland, I would be executed >>> Speeding, driving under the influence of many known (and unknown) substances, passing stopped school buses to the left, no valid plates (they keep falling off), operating an unsafe vehicle (my rust-bucket), etc, etc, etc...
Doh.
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