Traffic tickets are crimes in some places. OCGA 40-6-1(a): > unless otherwise declared in this chapter with respect to particular offenses, it is a misdemeanor

Traffic tickets are crimes in some places. OCGA 40-6-1(a): > unless otherwise declared in this chapter with respect to particular offenses, it is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this chapter. Upside, we're entitled to real jury trials.