It's a work in progress, innit

I groaned the numerous modifications of your post. I groaned the tone you used. And the third was just for the hell of it!

and I was speeding as I was already late and the car in front of me was driving about 70. I finally managed to take it over, which I do not normally do on this road.....

Just for the record: the BFU is not a government organization.

that is one thing I am worried about - the extra penalty because it is a construction zone.... Anyway - what is done is done.

and we got done too!

missed a comma there !
Government Office for Accidents, BFU, Central government decisions, (usually after an appeal from a lower court)

Indeed it is a QUANGO: bfu – Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung

Aw... I'll miss the re-types, lack of relevance and inaccuracy. You tell your speed from your tacho... does it take long for you to work that out, most mortals use the speedo as it's easier.

I think everyone has been there, expect the fine and maybe the administrative penalty for the construction bit (I didn't know about that), so it may be expensive but I think that wil be it.

Well, spreading misinformation isn't really helping, is it?

Under Swiss road law there's a huge difference in consequences between minor infractions that are dealt with an administrative fine and everything beyond that. Mixing those two things up is creating lots of confusion and not helping anyone, sorry.

And as a finale, you make the post disappear!
Thunderous applause!

Actually, I found the link to the BFU site with the decisions of the Federal Court quite useful, therefore I'm reposting it.

German

French

about "I was the last car in a long line" you did not see all the flashes as it did the other cars?

It was very stratigically placed.

Agree indeed - if we're talking about the same camera.

I do not consider myself as an ignorant or dangerous driver, even though I have not educated myself of "the basic rules of driving in Switzerland". I normally use common sense when driving, follow the speed limits and keep my eyes open. This I have managed in various countries without problems. Should be enough here as well.

Would someone please be kind enough to translate this into English in its entirety, or at least point me towards a copy in French. I live and work in Romande and speak no German what-so-ever, and some of my collegues don't even speak French because I work for a multinational company.

Also, while I'm at it, would you all please be kind enough to stop b*tching at each other? It was the reason I stopped posting on this site a while ago, it's very boring and deconstructive. This isn't a competition, some of us don't know the rules because we are immigrants. We can't know the rules unless we're given accurate information by the people who already know that information. On the other hand, some people may be speaking English as their 2nd, or even 3rd or 4th Language, they may not have grasped how to construct sentences so that they don't sound confrontational.

So please, give each other a break, if someone makes a mistake, and you want to correct them, point them to where you get the corrective information, all this he said/she said is just so... BORING!!!

{Gets off his soapbox and ducks to avoid the rotten tomatoes}

Hey everyone! This guy didn't read all the posts! Let's get him! He was last seen standing on a box.

LoL.. Actually I did, but it was getting REALLY boring, and I couldn't make hide nor hair of those links, they just seem to be full of the usual Swiss beaurocracy, the interesting information seems to be hidden somewhere.

I'm sure IBD will let us know the size of the fine when it come .

As the actress said to the bishop....

Pity, mostly I have been lucky & seen that the guy in front of me was flashed so I could brake in time (in the highly unlikely circumstance that I was exceeding any speed limt)

Mostly I don't speed. But nobody's gonna believe that now are they!