312 km/h on the Speedometer: Swiss Driver Breaks Speed Record in France

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312 km/h on the speedometer, 130 is allowed — what sounds like an illegal street race is reportedly taking place on a perfectly ordinary French highway, according to Focus. This time the speeder is not a local driver, but a man from Switzerland, who was caught in his Porsche and is said to have broken a record. Anyone driving 312 km/h on a road with a 130 km/h limit is going more than twice the speed allowed.

As Focus magazine reports, the Porsche driver from Switzerland was clocked at a staggering 312 km/h on a French highway. That put him 182 km/h over the permitted limit.

What is known about the incident so far

According to Focus, the driver was a Swiss man traveling in his Porsche on a French highway. Instead of the permitted 130 km/h, the measuring device showed 312 km/h. The report does not name the exact location or time of the measurement.

What is clear, however, is that with the recorded speed the man set a record, Focus writes. What concrete consequences the drive will have for the driver — whether a fine, a driving ban, or seizure of the car — is not addressed in the report either.

312 instead of 130 — how extreme is the speeding violation?

The difference between the permitted maximum speed and the actual speed driven is enormous: at 312 km/h, the Porsche driver was going more than twice the allowed speed. According to Focus, the driver also remains anonymous in the report.