Originally Posted by
Scifience
At least in Ohio, all speeding violations (even 5mph over on the interstate) result in a misdemeanor conviction. Most people would certainly classify these as "minor traffic violations."
In most areas of the US, speeding < 30 mph (over the limit) are treated as infractions (fines and/or revocation or suspension of dl is the maximum that can be imposed).
Since the legislatures are ultimately responsible for setting criminal and civil penalties, I'd be curious if any of these elected OHIO officials have ever been
convicted of speeding over 5 mph, or do
they somehow find secret loopholes to avoid misdemeanor convictions.