This is a particularly heavy fine for this Swiss driver. A 58-year-old man was fined 108,500 Swiss francs (just over 115,000 euros). His fault: he did not keep a safe distance from a vehicle following him on the motorway, reports the Swiss daily Aargauer Zeitung.
The crime, committed in March 2023, took place on the A1 motorway near Zurich. At the wheel of his BMW 5 Series, the driver was travelling at between 110 and 120 km/h while being “between eight and twelve metres” from the vehicle in front of him, for almost 2.5 kilometres.
A fine proportional to income.
According to the main person concerned, the police did not clearly explain his rights and the calculation of the safety distance by video was inaccurate. The accusations were rejected by the court, which said that “the fact that his vehicle is equipped with sports or racing brakes” does not reduce his braking reaction time.
Why is the fine for this Swiss lawyer so high? Because it is calculated based on the motorist’s income. The latter receives 1.7 million Swiss francs a year, or more than 1.8 million euros, according to figures released by the court.
The sum is divided as follows: the driver will have to pay 10,000 Swiss francs (about 10,700 euros), plus a “conditional” fine of 95,500 Swiss francs that the fifty-year-old will pay if he commits a new traffic offence within two years.
Source: BFM TV
