Driver in Finland gets $120,000 speeding ticket

The World

The Finnish scheme of speeding tickets is based on a person’s ability to pay — the wealthier the speeder, the bigger the fine. Host Carol Hills shares one example of a Finnish driver, one of Finland’s wealthiest people, was tagged with a $120,000 fine for speeding. (Originally aired June 6, 2023.)

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