Gilded Lead Foot: Driver Hit With $1 Million Speeding Ticket

A motorist was caught doing 180 mph in his Mercedes sports car in Switzerland and now may set the world record for a speeding ticket at $1 million or £656,000.

The 37-year-old is not named. However, one of the more interesting aspects of this story is that in Switzerland the government apparently sets the amount of a fine by not just the speed but the wealth of the individual.

I understand that this is to prevent rich drivers from just paying and playing. Yet, in the U.S., you can have your license taken away. Setting different fines based on the wealth of the individual violates a host of core principles in sentencing, in my view.

Source: BBC