U.S.
Army Criminal History
Typical Minor Traffic Offenses
The following are typical minor traffic offenses:
a. Blocking or retarding the traffic.
b. Bicycle ordinance violation.
c. Crossing yellow line, driving left of center.
d. Disobeying traffic lights, signs, or signals.
e. Driving on shoulder.
f. Driving uninsured vehicle.
g. Driving with blocked vision/tinted window.
h. Driving with expired plates or without plates.
i. Driving without license or with suspended or revoked license.
j. Driving without registration or with improper registration.
k. Driving wrong way on one-way street.
l. Failure to appear for traffic violations.
m. Failure to comply with officer's directive.
n. Failure to have vehicle under control.
o. Failure to signal.
p. Failure to stop or yield to pedestrian.
q. Failure to submit report after accident.
r. Failure to yield right-of-way.
s. Faulty equipment, such as defective exhaust, horn, lights, mirror, muffler, signal device, steering device, tail pipe, or windshield wipers.
t. Following too closely.
u. Hitchhiking.
v. Improper backing, such as backing into intersection or highway, backing on expressway, or backing over crosswalk.
w. Improper blowing of horn.
x. Improper passing, such as passing on right, passing in nopassing zone, passing stopped school bus, or passing a pedestrian in crosswalk.
y. Improper turn.
z. Invalid or unofficial inspection sticker, failure to display inspection sticker.
aa. Jaywalking.
ab. Leaving key in ignition.
ac. License plates improperly displayed or not displayed.
ad. Operating overloaded vehicle.
ae. Racing, dragging, or contest for speed.
af. Reckless, careless or imprudent driving (considered a traffic offense when the fine is less than $250.00 and there is no confinement). Court costs are not part of a fine.
ag. Seat belt/child restraint violation.
ah. Skateboard/roller skate violations.
ai. Speeding.
aj. Spilling load on highway.
ak. Spinning wheels, improper start, zigzagging, or weaving in traffic.
al. Violation of noise control ordinance.Return to Army Criminal/Behavior History Page
Information derived from Army Regulation 601-210
