Re: A8: going, going

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Phil Payne say:

> > This week's AutoBild magazine mentions the driver of an A8 being nabbed for
> > speeding, slightly over the limit. The car was doing 253 km/h (158 mph) in
> > a 75mph zone. He's lost his licence and got fined DM500 ($315). These are
> > fast cars...
> 
> He was lucky.  The normal fine for double the speed limit is a month's salary.

Wow.

Remind me not to speed over there.

Of course, the "X month's salary" makes sense. I've always wondered
when the US would do something like this. A fixed fine of, say, $100
means very different things to a factory worker supporting a family
on $8/hour than a lawyer or doctor making $300K/year.

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