As someone who has been charged with reckless, I can say that the crime is actually a class 1 misdemeanor, not a felony. That's enough to check "yes" on job applications when they ask if you've been convicted of a crime, but not enough to keep you from voting or owning firearms.
And I, too, have gotten a ticket on Rt 30 along that stretch. I had just picked up the pace a little to get some redneck off my ass when a copper comes around a bend. Little bugger had his radar on driving up and down that road trolling for a victim.