Is this a Firebird that broke away from a Pontiac and became flesh? All we know is that a bird of prey flew into the radar in Zurich. Without a car. But as we all know, the Swiss police show no mercy.
He was “full throttle into the weekend” – as the Zurich police captioned their humorous Facebook post – and wasn’t even really fast. When diving, an eagle can reach speeds of over 200 km/h. But then he wouldn’t survive the radar photo (if the device even triggered) because he would end up on the asphalt a split second after the photo was taken. Parallel to the ground, even a pigeon can do 100 km/h. But the photo bird was only going at 38 km/h. Too much for a 30 zone. Even if it’s only 8 km/h: the penalty (officially: fines) is huge. 6 to 10 km/h over the limit costs 120 francs in urban areas. But since 3 km/h tolerance is deducted, the low-flying aircraft gets away with 40 francs. Due to the lack of a license plate, the culprit is unlikely to be identified or caught. The bird of prey can certainly be a warning to drivers. The chance that they won’t be grabbed if they step on the gas too hard (or don’t hit the brakes in time) is slim. And we have now seen again how immensely high the penalties are. By the way: 31 instead of 30 km/h also costs 40 francs. With 41 instead of 30, 250 francs are due. It still remains to be clarified what kind of bird it was. Maybe a Buss-ard.
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