In addition to the fine, he was also ordered to cover court costs of around $14,500. The amount of the fine was calculated based on his taxable income, which exceeded $1.7 million.
The Swiss Supreme Court has footage from the police showing exactly how close he was to the car in front. The court stated that “This is not an arbitrary decision” regarding the verdict that the defendant was appealing against.
On Reddit, some people sympathized with the offender. One wrote that a $100,000 fine for someone with $1.6 million in taxable income would be equivalent to fining someone making $50,000 $3,125, which seems unreasonable for tailgating, though they didn’t say the principle of the fine was wrong. Others commented on the difference in financial impact between someone with a high income and someone with a lower income when it comes to such fines.
