Which pair of offenses is explicitly listed as serious traffic offenses?

• A. Reckless driving and improper or erratic lane changes
• B. Parking violations and weight violations
• C. Speeding under posted limit and parking
• D. Nonmoving violations

Answer: (A)

Serious traffic offenses are actions that create a high risk to safety and typically carry harsher penalties. Reckless driving clearly fits this, as it involves operating a vehicle with a willful disregard for safety. Pairing it with improper or erratic lane changes highlights dangerous driving maneuvers that endanger others on the road. That combination captures conduct that law often flags as serious.

The other options mix nonmoving or minor issues with less clearly severe offenses (parking violations are nonmoving; weight violations are not typically grouped with the most serious offenses; speeding under the posted limit isn’t a violation at all; nonmoving violations cover things like parking or minor equipment issues). None of those pairs conveys the same level of risk as reckless driving paired with unsafe lane changes.