Finnish speeding tickets
From
Yahoo/Reuters
It seems that in Finland, traffic fines are based on how much money you have. If you are worth a lot, your fines are high.
bq. One of Finland's richest men has been fined a record 170,000 euros ($217,000) for speeding through the center of the capital, police said on Tuesday.
bq. Jussi Salonoja, 27, heir to his family's sausage business, was caught driving 50 miles per hour in a 25 mph zone last Thursday, the police said.
bq. Finnish traffic fines vary according to the offender's income and, according to tax office data, Salonoja's 2002 earnings were close to seven million euros.
The article mentions that the previous "winners" were a computer multi-millionaire and the president of Nokia. This actually makes a lot of sense...
Posted by DaveH at February 10, 2004 1:25 PM