As any driver out there can relate, getting a speeding ticket is always a nerve-wracking experience.
But one man found it more pricey than most.
As he was slapped with a $1.4 million fine.
He was caught going 35 mph over the speed limit.
And not everyone is happy about his fine.
“The question is did he pay?” joked one.
“Seems like maybe they should limit how much over the limit cars can go,” another wrote.
“If I knew he was on the road I would park my car!” opined a third.
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Learning to drive is difficult.
And there is a lot of stress and pressure involved in driving immaculately.
Driving tests are essential to becoming a qualified driver…
And because of driving tests, the roads are generally a much safer place.
But the test isn’t flawless.
And there are still some pretty bad drivers out there.
And, let’s face it.
It can take years for a person to fully master the art of driving.
One woman in South Korea has recently proved that this assumption is highly incorrect.
As they were the true definition of perseverance when it came to learning how to drive.
Cha Sa-soon, 69, passed on her 960th try.
She first attempted the written test in April 2005.
She took the test five days a week for three years.
That got her to 780 tries, all failures.
She then (slightly) reduced her regularity.
Though she continued to take the test twice per week!
Through this perseverance, she eventually passed the test.
But remember, this was just the written version.
She then had to pass the practical side of the driving test.
Which was a whole new mountain to climb.
Although surprisingly, the practical test wasn’t quite so tricky to Cha Sa-Soon.
It took her a meagre (?) 10 times to pass her practical driving test.
Which, while comparatively few, is still a lot of failures.
You may be wondering why she didn’t just give up.
But all of those tests came at a huge cost.
It’s estimated she spent almost €12,500 ($13,468.56) in the process.
Understandably, her driving instructor at Jeonbuk Driving School was thrilled.
Not to mention, relieved!
“When she finally got her license, we all went out cheering and hugged her, giving her flowers,” he said.
“It felt like a huge burden falling off our backs.”
“We hadn’t had the guts to tell her to quit because she kept showing up,” he concluded.
Amazingly, Cha Sa-Soon became a national celebrity after her story went viral.
Even appearing in a Hyundai commercial!
The South Korean manufacturer gifted her a vehicle worth about $14,000.
One person wrote: “Fall 959 times, get up 960. But seriously this kinda makes me sad, did she not have anyone help her study?”
Another wrote: “And let that be a lesson folks, never give up.”
At least she passed in the end!
But this week, it’s another dodgy driver who has gone viral.
Connor Cato was driving through Savannah and caught doing 90 in a 55-mile-per-hour zone, as per WSAV-TV.
However, he was shocked when he was slapped with a $1.4 million fine!
“‘$1.4 million,’ the lady told me on the phone. I said, ‘This might be a typo’ and she said, ‘No, sir, you either pay the amount on the ticket or you come to court on Dec. 21 at 1:30 p.m.,’” he explained.
Criminal defence attorney Sneh Patel was similarly shocked.
“Not $1.4 million — that’s something that goes into cases that are drug trafficking, murders or aggravated assaults, something of that nature,” he said.
However, it was later confirmed this price was a “placeholder.”
The eventual fine was reduced, as it cannot exceed $1,000, plus state-mandated costs.
Joshua Peacock, a spokesman for Savannah’s city government, said: “We do not issue that placeholder as a threat to scare anybody into court, even if this person heard differently from somebody in our organization.”
“The programmers who designed the software used the largest number possible because super speeder tickets are a mandatory court appearance and do not have a fine amount attached to them when issued by police.”