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Different country but still in europe, wacked out logic over there. Going 85 mph gets a fine of $290,000?
Freaking nutjobs.

Speeder Gets Record $290,000 Fine
Friday, January 08, 2010

A millionaire motorist clocked up a record fine of $290,000 after Swiss police caught him racing through a village at 100 km per hour (62 mph) in his red Ferrari Testarossa, Swiss media reported on Thursday.

A court in the northeastern Swiss canton of St Gallen gave the millionaire the hefty penalty, which outstripped the previous record of $107,000 handed a Porsche driver in 2008 in Zurich, after a string of previous traffic offences.

"The accused ignored elementary traffic rules with a powerful vehicle out of a pure desire for speed," the court said in its judgment of the motorist, who clocked speeds of up to 137 km per hour [85 mph] on country roads, said daily Blick.

The St Gallen Cantonal Court ordered the man to dip into his $22.5 million fortune, which included a villa with a garage containing five luxury cars.

Court officials said they could not immediately confirm details of the case.