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by dsfyu404ed 2940 days ago
>Minor nitpick. Garden-variety speeding and most other traffic offenses are "strict liability" infractions that aren't crimes in most states.

There's usually a speed threshold (15 or 20 over in most states) that make it an automatic misdemeanor. No mental state required.

I would call 20+ over garden variety speeding. There's several interstate and state highways in the Boston area where 20+ over is normal traffic speed. The traffic flows at 70-75 because that's the speed that everyone deems safe and reasonable and the highway is posted at 45-55.