Reckless driving in North Carolina is 15 mph over the speed limit or any speed over 80 mph.

§ 20‑140.  Reckless driving.

• (a)        Any person who drives any vehicle upon a highway or any public vehicular area carelessly and heedlessly in willful or wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others shall be guilty of reckless driving.
• (b)        Any person who drives any vehicle upon a highway or any public vehicular area without due caution and circumspection and at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property shall be guilty of reckless driving.
• (c)        Repealed by Session Laws 1983, c. 435, s. 23.
• (d)       Reckless driving as defined in subsections (a) and (b) is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
• (e)        Repealed by Session Laws 1983, c. 435, s. 23.
• (f)        A person is guilty of the Class 2 misdemeanor of reckless driving if the person drives a commercial motor vehicle carrying a load that is subject to the permit requirements of G.S. 20‑119 upon a highway or any public vehicular area either:
• (1)        Carelessly and heedlessly in willful or wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others; or
• (2)        Without due caution and circumspection and at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property.(1937, c. 407, s. 102; 1957, c. 1368, s. 1; 1959, c. 1264, s. 8; 1973, c. 1330, s. 3; 1979, c. 903, ss. 7, 8; 1981, c. 412, s. 4; c. 466, s. 7; c. 747, s. 66; 1983, c. 435, s. 23; 1985, c. 764, s. 28; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 852, s. 17; 1993, c. 539, s. 365; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2000‑109, s. 7(b).)