A bridge too far: Chinese driver cops $25mln fine

[claud3]

Slammed with a US $25 million fine, a 34-year-old Ch http://www.rt.com/news/china-truck-b...apse-fine-321/ inese truck driver might be forced to pay for generations to come after a bridge collapsed under his overloaded truck and authorities blamed him for the accident.

On July 19 2011, the driver, known only as Mr. Zhang, drove an overloaded truck (110 tonnes) filled with sand on to a concrete bridge near Beijing, causing it to collapse. Zhang's fine is equivalent to the cost of the damaged bridge.

Authorities found Zhang solely responsible for the traffic accident, while Mr. Zhang claims he was merely carrying out the instructions of the delivery company.

It is unclear how, if at all, Zhang intends to pay the financial penalty.

According to Chinese media, the average monthly salary of a Beijing truck driver is around $70. At that rate, Zhang will have to pay the fine over a period of 30,000 years before it is all paid out.

http://www.rt.com/news/china-truck-b...apse-fine-321/

[Fon]

That's a really shitty looking bridge. I don't know how they expect him to pay that fine with the salary he's earning.

[DeviousOne]

Thanks for the news briefing CNN lol..

Thats just ridiculious

[Fijiandoce]

monthly salary of a Beijing truck driver is around $70. At that rate, Zhang will have to pay the fine over a period of 30,000 years before it is all paid out.

im sorry for finding it so funny, but c'mon, 30,000 years...... i would've burst out laughing at the judge if i were that man.

the whole incident is down right farcical.

[claud3]

Its RT.COM BOY

The copy and paste ability unmatched by anyone lol

[Kuro]

Holy shit man..thats just incredible. Feel real bad for the guy damn..

[Fijiandoce]

i can't stop laughing!!!

its a joke right? it has to be a joke

[claud3]

Nope, its very real mate

[DeviousOne]

i can't stop laughing!!!

its a joke right? it has to be a joke

[Kuro]

Lol that's what it looks like?
*Claud i think you mean 25 mil not 25 min in the title..lol

[claud3]

Maybe so, but that is how it is mate. But you just wonder what else wacky news is out their. It will have to out do this by miles

Its an L in the title, not a capital I

[Kuro]

And I'm sure you'll find it for us..lol

[claud3]

I will try my friend

[Fijiandoce]

Nope, its very real mate

my dad's an engineer, i have to show him this article

[keefy]

This is why insurance exists.
Funny that the truck didn't collapse but the bridge did.
Shit bridge, 3 fully loaded 40ton trucks in a queue and it would have probably collapsed.

[TRF]

The company should be held responsible, not the driver. Most bridges have a weight limit, don't they? Was there no sign saying how much the car can weigh?

[claud3]

Its to funny to be true, but it is

I just wonder how they are going to fix it and keep the people happy

[MjW]

Well the bridge was "made in China", that explains things.

[DeviousOne]

Well the bridge was "made in China", that explains things.

[claud3]

Lol, anything made in china breaks

[Wrath]

Maybe so, but that is how it is mate. But you just wonder what else wacky news is out their. It will have to out do this by miles

Its an L in the title, not a capital I

That's the wrong abbreviation though

[claud3]

Its the way the title was on the rt.com site

[Fon]

This topic reminds me of this video.