超速罚款十万元?
A $100,000 Speeding Fine?

A senior executive of the world's largest mobile phone
maker Nokia is appealing a record $103,600 fine for speeding because his income has dropped, Finnish media and officials said. Millionaire Anssi Vanjoki was caught racing his motorbike down a Helsinki street at 47 mph in a 31 mph zone, and unlike in many other countries, Finnish traffic fines vary according to the offender's average income. The fine was based on Vanjoki's 1999 income which was boosted by big options sales. But Vanjoki's income dropped drastically last year as Nokia's share price fell alongside other tech shares, making option sales uneconomical. Vanjoki's fine is believed to be the largest ever traffic penalty in Finland, beating a fine of more than $71,000 handed down to Internet millionaire Jaakko Rytsola and one of $31,200 given to Vanjoki's colleague, Nokia president Pekka Ala-Pietila. A Helsinki district court official confirmed that Vanjoki's appeal would be heard on May 15.

据芬兰媒体及有关官员称，世界最大手机制造商诺基亚的一名高层管理人员正在为一张创纪录的103,600美元的超速行驶罚单提起申诉，理由是他的收入已经下降。百万富翁安斯·范约基驾驶摩托车在赫尔辛基街道上以每小时47英里的速度飞驰时被抓个正着，而他所处的地区限速31英里。与其他许多国家不同的是，芬兰的交通罚款根据违章者的平均收入高低而变动。对范约基的罚款是根据他1999年的收入确定的，当时他的收入因大量售出期权而暴增。不过，由于去年诺基亚的股价与其他技术股一起下跌，此时售出期权不划算，范约基的收入因此锐减。范约基的罚款据信是芬兰有史以来最大的一笔交通罚款，超过了网络富豪贾科·雷索拉吃到的一笔7万1千多美元的罚款以及他的同事、诺基亚总裁佩卡·阿拉-皮耶提拉吃到的31,200美元的罚款。赫尔辛基地方法院的一位官员证实对范约基申诉的听证会将在5月15日举行。

Remarks：这样的处罚办法多少要更公平有效一些，虽然收入百万的人被罚十万的感觉与只挣100块的人被罚10块的感觉也不尽相同。