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There may be no speed limit on some roads but there is still the law of reckless driving as stated in the article. Having a 500m stop distance is not considered
by sschueller 5y ago
There may be no speed limit on some roads but there is still the law of reckless driving as stated in the article. Having a 500m stop distance is not considered reasonable and the Bugatti driver will face charges for reckless driving.
- pimeys 5y agoHow are the fines calculated? Is it a percentage of his income or a fixed amount? If latter, it probably doesn't really bother the guy driving...
- floatingatoll 5y agoNot exactly an answer, but they risk losing the right to drive (not just in Germany - EUCARIS exists) and being forced to sell the vehicle Or Else, alongside whatever fines are permitted. For example: https://www.autoevolution.com/news/judge-orders-speeding-driver-to-sell-his-bmw-440i-or-the-state-gets-it-172231.html https://www.autoevolution.com/news/judge-orders-speeding-dri...
- sschueller 5y agoIn Switzerland excessive speeding fines are based on income. A French Mann doing 250 kmh in 2009 had to pay 70k. A Sweede was also caught and the fine was estimated over a million but I don't know if it was ever paid. https://www.blick.ch/schweiz/249-km-h-von-seat-bolzer-noch-lange-kein-rekord-die-schlimmsten-raser-der-schweiz-id15163469.html https://www.blick.ch/schweiz/249-km-h-von-seat-bolzer-noch-l... https://www.blick.ch/schweiz/bern/mit-290-km-h-auf-der-autobahn-geblitzt-schwedischem-luxus-raser-droht-millionen-busse-id56190.html https://www.blick.ch/schweiz/bern/mit-290-km-h-auf-der-autob...
- rad_gruchalski 5y agoIn Germany fines are fixed: https://www.bussgeldkatalog.org/german-driving-laws/ https://www.bussgeldkatalog.org/german-driving-laws/. There’s a table on that page. It’s pretty easy to get banned from driving.