Exceeding posted limits

A reader recently “fumed” about speed traps in New Zealand after receiving a $25 fine for exceeding the posted 100 km/h speed limit by 10 km/h (Oct. ’06, pg. 79).

$25? Just wait until you get to Switzerland, where exceeding the posted limit by as little as either 2 or 3 km/h (depending on the officer’s equipment) incurs a fine much heftier than $25.

Let’s be prudent motorists and good ambassadors.

LORENZ RYCHNER
Denver, CO