Comments on: The $600 Speeding Ticket http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/10/15/the-600-speeding-ticket/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:42:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Nate http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/10/15/the-600-speeding-ticket/#comment-9764 Nate Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:55:02 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1258#comment-9764 I've often wondered what was the point of speed limits 100 years ago. Like you said, nobody had speedometers and radar hadn't been invented yet. So how did anyone know if they were going faster than the 5 mph speed limit??? I’ve often wondered what was the point of speed limits 100 years ago. Like you said, nobody had speedometers and radar hadn’t been invented yet. So how did anyone know if they were going faster than the 5 mph speed limit???

]]> By: Lee Watkins http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/10/15/the-600-speeding-ticket/#comment-9677 Lee Watkins Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:37:58 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1258#comment-9677 interesting that many fines in the city here were set almost 100 years ago. They certainly were high fines at the time. In addition parking tickets keep adding interest indefinitely in Baltimore, (until recently they might have fixed that?). There were several people a year or so ago tracked down who owed thousands on interest for a couple minor parking tickets written ages ago. interesting that many fines in the city here were set almost 100 years ago. They certainly were high fines at the time. In addition parking tickets keep adding interest indefinitely in Baltimore, (until recently they might have fixed that?). There were several people a year or so ago tracked down who owed thousands on interest for a couple minor parking tickets written ages ago.

]]> By: new reader http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/10/15/the-600-speeding-ticket/#comment-9424 new reader Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:37:55 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1258#comment-9424 Could this really be true? It's from wikipedia: "The most expensive speeding ticket ever given is believed to be the one given to Jussi Salonoja in Helsinki, Finland, in 2003. Salonoja, the 27-year-old heir to a company in the meat-industry, was fined €170,000 for driving 80 km/h in a 40 km/h zone. The uncommonly large fine was due to Finnish speeding tickets being relative to the offender's last known income. Salonoja's speeding ticket was not the first ticket given in Finland reaching six figures." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_ticket) also http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3477285.stm Interesting concept, making the fine proportional to income. Kind of doubt it will catch on... Could this really be true? It’s from wikipedia:
“The most expensive speeding ticket ever given is believed to be the one given to Jussi Salonoja in Helsinki, Finland, in 2003. Salonoja, the 27-year-old heir to a company in the meat-industry, was fined €170,000 for driving 80 km/h in a 40 km/h zone. The uncommonly large fine was due to Finnish speeding tickets being relative to the offender’s last known income. Salonoja’s speeding ticket was not the first ticket given in Finland reaching six figures.”
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_ticket)

also http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3477285.stm

Interesting concept, making the fine proportional to income. Kind of doubt it will catch on…

]]> By: Clarence http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/10/15/the-600-speeding-ticket/#comment-9408 Clarence Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:09:57 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1258#comment-9408 I had no idea. This is a way cool stat. I had no idea. This is a way cool stat.

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