[Mulder]

Mulder, I asked you to name a law that someone had broken because they didn't know it existed. Traffic offenses do not fall in that category.

Of course they do.

Can you cite the exact penalites for various degrees of speeding in your state?

Some states you can get arrested for going 20+ over the limit, while in some states it's a heavy fine, and in others a smaller fine.

So not only are laws different in each state, so are the penalties which makes it even more confusing.

My point is simply that there are so many laws, it's impossible for anyone to know them all or comply with them all.

[Miss Marple]

The point is that when the speed limit says 45, you know that you are breaking the law if you exceed it. The penalties vary, but all know that exceeding it is the law.

Try again. One can know something is illegal without knowing the penalties for breaking it.

[MEG33]

You have hit on the answer for states having different laws..Federalize all!LOL