It seems it's also illegal to lock your keys in your car.srothstein wrote:Yes, it is illegal to cut across private property to avoid an intersection. And technically, even to drive across the parking lot of another business as was done by the OP.
Transportation Code Section 545.423. CROSSING PROPERTY.
(a) An operator may not cross a sidewalk or drive through a driveway, parking lot, or business or residential entrance without stopping the vehicle.
(b) An operator may not cross or drive in or on a sidewalk, driveway, parking lot, or business or residential entrance at an intersection to turn right or left from one highway to another highway.
Sec. 545.404. Unattended Motor Vehicle.
An operator may not leave the vehicle unattended without:
(1) stopping the engine;
(2) locking the ignition;
(3) removing the key from the ignition;
(4) setting the parking brake effectively; and
(5) if standing on a grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway.