Switzerland's autoroute stops are heavily used by truck drivers taking their legally required breaks. Here: above Montreux, Vaud
Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - A truck driver from one of the former Yugoslavia regions, stopped Monday 15 February near Gentilino on the A2 autoroute for speeding, ate his tachometre, say cantonal police in Ticino. The man was stopped for speeding, but it was discovered that he had driven 1,054 kilometres without pausing for a break over the course of 18 hours. Truck drivers are legally required to take regular breaks, and Ticino police, at the border with Italy, say they have noticed a growing lack of respect for the rule, so they’ve stepped up controls.
An ambulance had to be called for the 34-year-old man, who was later released from hospital but had to pay CHF2,000 in bail pending charges.
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News story, GenevaLunch, 17 February 2010.
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