Caught speeding at 311 kph (193 mph)!
03-18-2006, 11:46 AM
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Caught speeding at 311 kph (193 mph)!
ROME (AFP) - One of Italy's top executives was caught speeding on a motorway in northern Italy at 311 kilometres (193 miles) per hour while trying out his new car.
Riccardo Ruggiero, who runs Telecom Italia, the country's main telecoms operator with a turn over of 30 billion euros last year, told police he was just putting his new Porsche Carrera GT through its paces, the daily La Stampa said Saturday.
He was fined 357 euros (435 dollars) and lost 10 of the 20-points on his driving licence and will also face a suspension of his license for one to three months, as decided by police.
Riccardo Ruggiero, who runs Telecom Italia, the country's main telecoms operator with a turn over of 30 billion euros last year, told police he was just putting his new Porsche Carrera GT through its paces, the daily La Stampa said Saturday.
He was fined 357 euros (435 dollars) and lost 10 of the 20-points on his driving licence and will also face a suspension of his license for one to three months, as decided by police.
03-20-2006, 09:16 PM
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Tell about our crazy fines here in Finland... Whit that kind of income and speeding, he'd be paying something between the stars and sun... Huh.
+25km/h brought some 116 000 € fines to one of the bosses of Nokia...
+25km/h brought some 116 000 € fines to one of the bosses of Nokia...
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04-04-2006, 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by macreel
One wonders how and by whom/what he was caught ??
G'luck all.
G'luck all.
04-04-2006, 11:53 PM
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He learned from the best!
All you have to do is look at this video and you'll understand why he thought it wasn't going to be any problem. He learned from the best Italy has to offer! Enjoy! Michaelhttp://www.racegarden.com/show/60
04-05-2006, 02:15 AM
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Originally Posted by magwheel
All you have to do is look at this video and you'll understand why he thought it wasn't going to be any problem. He learned from the best Italy has to offer! Enjoy! Michaelhttp://www.racegarden.com/show/60
And Italy is not the only country where some people drive in this manner.
04-05-2006, 09:55 AM
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You may be forgetting about this car:
Yes I understand the CGT could outrun the Lambo - would have been a good chase though.
Yes I understand the CGT could outrun the Lambo - would have been a good chase though.
04-07-2006, 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by icon
in taiwan they have no points system and if you get caught speeding for say 150mph you pay $80 usd.
so they do 150 mph plus on the freeway daily!
so they do 150 mph plus on the freeway daily!
04-08-2006, 05:21 AM
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come and drive in Germany and experience 200 mph in traffic (but be quick before all the Dutch and Swedish caravans clog up the roads).And its quite legal, it can feel odd passing police cars at these sorts of speeds, without attracting more than an interested grin.
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