Many traffic offenses do cross the line into criminal law. I also am not a lawyer, but I think the applicability of mens rea depends on whether it's written int

Many traffic offenses do cross the line into criminal law. I also am not a lawyer, but I think the applicability of mens rea depends on whether it's written into the statute in question. When it comes to offenses like speeding, generally a part of obtaining a drivers license is accepting responsibility for knowing the rules of the road ahead of time.