The Local Switzerland

Ticino fights back after speeding German shrugs off Swiss prison sentence

Tue, 28 Feb 2017 12:33:42 +0100

A minister in the canton of Ticino has vowed to put a German man behind bars after he laughed off a Swiss court judgement sentencing him to a year in prison for driving at 200km/hr through the Gotthard road tunnel.

Valais man caught driving 100km/hr over speed limit

Thu, 22 Sep 2016 12:13:26 +0200

A van driver in the canton of Valais was stopped on the A9 motorway near Sierre on Tuesday for driving at 223 kilometres per hour, more than 100km/hr over the speed limit.

Prison for Swiss speeder who drove over policeman’s foot

Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:17:50 +0200

A 25-year-old driver who was caught speeding without a driving licence was convicted of multiple traffic offences by a Swiss court on Wednesday.

Swiss driver fined for speeding at 15 kph

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:29:17 +0200

A driver from Switzerland’s Grissons region has been fined after reaching speeds of 15kph during a recent trip to Germany.

Ferrari driver nabbed at 250 km/h keeps car

Fri, 15 May 2015 12:53:50 +0200

A Zurich resident caught speeding in a Ferrari on a French highway at 250 kilometres an hour escaped with just a fine for his violation of traffic laws, gendarmes said on Thursday.

Swiss police clock rally driver at 195km/h

Thu, 29 Aug 2013 22:36:00 +0200

Geneva police nabbed a 42-year-old motorist driving a Ferrari in the Cannonball 2000 sports car rally for speeding at 195 kilometres an hour on the A-1 Motorway, the cantonal force said on Thursday.

Speeding YouTube biker jailed for reckless driving

Thu, 30 May 2013 10:00:00 +0200

A 31-year-old motorcyclist was sentenced to 18 months in jail on Wednesday for reckless driving and endangering other people’s lives while roaring through the canton of Geneva at speeds of more than 200 kilometres an hour.

Safety campaign clamps down on speeders

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:19:00 +0100

The Swiss government is clamping down on bad drivers with a road safety campaign that will toughen penalties against speeders starting in January.

Swiss to crack down on speeding drivers

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:07:47 +0200

A Swiss organisation has collected enough signatures to force a vote to crack down on speeding drivers.