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Finnish businessman handed €121,000 speeding ticket (abcnews.go.com)

submitted 2 years ago by alyaza@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] alyaza@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

just in general, the Day-Fine system (which you've probably heard of, a few countries have it) seems like a common-sense reform. its principle should probably be how we approach most fines, actually, because having them basically be flat makes... very little sense if you actually think about it:

Under Finland’s “Day-Fine” system, an individual's income is a key determinant in the size of the fine they are subsequently issued with by law enforcement. Finland was the first Nordic nation to introduce the income-based “Day Fine” system in 1921, and several European nations have followed suit since.

Further, under the Finnish “Day-Fine” system, the more a driver is over a speed limit, the higher the number “day fines” received.

[–] YoTcA@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is there a minimum fine, or can you drive as fast as you want as long as you do not have any income? Or how do they handle this case?

[–] alyaza@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

Wikipedia has a pretty comprehensive explanation of how the Finnish system works, although we also have a few Finnish posters on here so they'd probably know best if any of them would like to chime in on the nuances. in summary: it would appear the absolute minimum fine for anything subject to day-fines is 6 euros, and the minimum for "speeding in traffic" appears to be 115 euros because there is a fixed petty-fine amount associated with that offense.

[–] pkulak@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Yup. And it makes sense on both ends. Folks without money shouldn’t be wrecked by a speeding ticket either.