Police reprimand SRF traffic offenders
Seat belts? For the participants in «Switzerland’s Got Talent,» as shown in a video clip, that’s a foreign concept. The Zurich City Police are not at all pleased with this behavior.
The stumbling block is a clip from the first show of "Die grössten Schweizer Talente": Jury members Susanne Kunz, Jonny Fischer, Gilbert Gress and Bligg are being chauffeured through Zurich by presenter Viola Tami. None of the five people is wearing a seat belt. Criticism for the errant behavior is not long in coming. Zurich city police have "pointed out the problematic behavior" to Swiss television, as police spokeswoman Judith Hödl told Schweiz am Sonntag. For reasons of proportionality, however, no subsequent punishment was imposed.
SRF emphasizes to the newspaper that they naturally observe the obligation to wear seat belts during filming. In the case of the old Pontiac used in the scene in question, the seat belts were not worn because the car was only equipped with seat belts at the front - and these were fastened at the back. At the same time, it was ensured that a route with as little traffic as possible was chosen, which allowed a low driving speed. (Switzerland on Sunday/hae)
