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Originally Posted by jtzako
I'm pretty sure Germany does this also. It is a Percentage based on your income. Even tailgating tickets can get into the 10s of thousands.
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If it’s anything like Germany 85mph through a village deserves to lose their license! I’ve driven there twice in the past 3 years and the roads (2 lanes no shoulder and a good sized ditch) were 80 km/h just outside town and when you hit a village it drops to about 35 km/h. Even 35 km/h feels fast because you are winding through tight roads in a town that wasn't designed to have a road. Keep in mind most of the buildings in these towns were built long before the car came along. The town I was staying in was called a town in 1181 and had settlers back in 5000BC!!! In some areas I had to pull off the side to let a car go by because 2 vehicles wouldn't fit. Also, there are roundabouts everywhere which was awesome because when you’re in the middle of nowhere what is the point of stopping!?!?
Village roads are basically like driving on a 2 lane driveway that wind through random buildings and pedestrians are everywhere during the day. I didn't know any of this before I went. It was a blast driving over there though. My work rented us a Mercedes van (sprinter equivalent) that had a turbo diesel with a 6 speed manual. With all the curves in the road it was fun going through the gears even though it was pretty damn slow. They also have speed cameras everywhere but they warn you when one is coming up. My boss sped over there thinking f' it I don’t even have a license here... They mailed my work the ticket in the US!!! It had a picture of him driving and a picture of the back of the van with the plate. They traced it all the way through the rental company!! Germans, so meticulous! Also, the majority of Germany was farming areas like Iowa or Nebraska. Obviously the bigger towns were good size but once you leave town it was extremely rural.
Cool side thought.. People can legally drive ATVs on the roads in Germany!!! During the morning/evening commute I saw 3 or 4 every day riding to / from work with backpacks carrying all their work things.