Editing Traffic ticket (section)

===Traffic violations===
What constitutes a "minor violation" or infraction varies, examples include non-moving violations, defective or improper vehicle equipment, seat belt and child-restraint safety violations, and insufficient proof of license, insurance or registration. A trend in the late 1970s and early 1980s also saw an increased tendency for jurisdictions to re-classify certain speeding violations as civil infractions.<ref name="Ruschmann000">{{cite book| title     = An Analysis of the Potential Legal Constraints on the Use of Speed Measuring Devices.|first= P.A.| last = Ruschmann| publisher = University of Michigan, Highway Safety Research Institute| year= 1979| id = Original from the University of Michigan Digitized November 23, 2005}}</ref> In contrast, for more "serious" violations, traffic violators may be held criminally liable, accused of a [[misdemeanor]] or even a [[felony]]. Serious violations tend to involve multiple prior offenses, willful disregard of public safety, death or serious bodily injury, or damage to property.<ref name="Ruschmann000" /> A frequently used penalty is a [[fine (penalty)|fine]], and this is ordinarily a fixed amount of money, instead of being an amount of money determined based on the facts of each individual case.<ref>{{cite journal|ssrn=1967184|last=Bray |first=Samuel L.|year=2012 |title=Announcing Remedies |journal=Cornell Law Review |volume=97}}</ref>