On the eve of the biggest petrol price hike ever, a man is caught driving 272km/h. He is arrested and fined R1500. That is part of the problem.
On the eve of the biggest petrol price hike ever, a man is caught driving 272km/h. He is arrested and fined R1500. That is part of the problem.
Anyone driving more than 120km/h in today's economy is clearly foolish or rich. I bet he's probably rich, although I would define him as a fool too and R1500 is chicken feed for someone who paid hundreds of thousands for a car.
I'd like to see the driver's licence suspended, his car confiscated and auctioned off and a hefty fine imposed.
Car accidents cost Gauteng about R200000 a day because of lost productivity, clean-up and hospital care. Anyone caught doing 272km/h should pay a fine that hurts, not a slap on the wrist, but something he will remember every time he gets behind the wheel.
Brian Goodall, Johannesburg
Speedsters need fines that hurt
On the eve of the biggest petrol price hike ever, a man is caught driving 272km/h. He is arrested and fined R1500. That is part of the problem.
On the eve of the biggest petrol price hike ever, a man is caught driving 272km/h. He is arrested and fined R1500. That is part of the problem.
Anyone driving more than 120km/h in today's economy is clearly foolish or rich. I bet he's probably rich, although I would define him as a fool too and R1500 is chicken feed for someone who paid hundreds of thousands for a car.
I'd like to see the driver's licence suspended, his car confiscated and auctioned off and a hefty fine imposed.
Car accidents cost Gauteng about R200000 a day because of lost productivity, clean-up and hospital care. Anyone caught doing 272km/h should pay a fine that hurts, not a slap on the wrist, but something he will remember every time he gets behind the wheel.
Brian Goodall, Johannesburg
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