Mischievous Petrol Heads Have a Laugh at the Expense of $129,544 Poorer Man for Seemingly Innocuous Speeding Incident

‘I paid for the whole speedometer, I will use the whole speedometer!’ Sounds familiar? Better described as the urge to push our machines to their limits, it often leads to hefty speeding fines. But giving into that can often lead you to have a run-in with the law for speeding. If you have ever received a speeding ticket, you sure must have an idea how getting one of those feels like. 

In light of that, the news that we have today might just astonish you.

Twitter Users Bombard Unbelievable News Post With Facetious Comments

As it turns out, Finland has issued a $129,544 speeding ticket to a man going 20 mph over the speed limit! Shocking, right? Well, the only thing more amusing than this news was the comments NASCAR fans left on this post.

When the folks at Daily Loud posted the jaw-dropping news on their Twitter handle, users had a field day in the comments section.

But to give some context, Finland has come up with a rather peculiar way to stop people from speeding. The Finnish Govt. follows the “day fine” system. Speeding fines are calculated on the basis of an offender’s daily disposable income, which in most cases is their daily salary divided by two. Also, this isn’t the first time that the Finns have handed out a ridiculous speeding ticket.

Former Nokia director, Anssi Vanjoki, was ordered to pay a fine of $103,600 after being caught driving at 47mph in a 30mph zone on his motorbike back in 2002.

In recent years, the Finnish Govt. fined a businessman $62,000 for driving 13mph over the 31mph speed limit. 

Twitter erupted with comments from users over the drastic fines issued. Some said, “cost more than the car lol, my two-year annual income” and “keep on driving, bro – just don’t go back”.

Here are some of the hilarious comments on Daily Loud’s Twitter Post.

“Cost more than the car lol. My two year annual income [crying emojis]”

Finland isn’t the only country that uses this form of ‘progressive punishment’ to deter people from speeding though.

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Switzerland Still Holds the Record for the Most Hysterical Speeding Ticket Ever Issued

In 2010, a Swedish motorist was fined $3,982 every day for 300 days straight [amounting to a total of $1,091,340] after his Mercedes SLS AMG was impounded. The fine came after they caught the motorist driving at 180mph.

With the passage of time, the United Kingdom has introduced penalties that allow drivers to be fined up to 175% of their weekly income. As Europe leads in speeding penalties, repeat offenders are even liable to be jailed.

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What are the speeding laws in your country/state? Type it out in the comments.