A man in Finland was recently presented with a €54,024 (approximately $58,000 USD) speeding ticket for driving approximately 64 miles per hour in a 50 miles per hour zone. The man, a millionaire named Reima Kuisla, was given a ticket in that amount because Finnish fines are calculated based on a person's income.Kimmo Kiiski of the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications told the New York Times that if Kuisla was driving three kilometers per hour slower, his ticket would have been around $100.
Read about Kuisla's angry response, exactly how Finnish tickets are calculated and the debate as to the Finnish system's merit at the New York Times. Weigh in with your opinion on this mode of ticketing in the comments.
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