I wouldn't even do it on a manual, unless I were on a hill. I learned to drive up in the snowy icey North, where setting the brake could have poor results. A frozen brake cable will lock a car up. Not setting the brake become a habit even on a manual transmission. It isn't much of an issue here on the Gulf Coast though and old habits die hard.mrvmax wrote: ↑Sat Dec 29, 2018 8:59 amI may be one of the few that don’t break the law but I’d suspect everyone who regularly drove a manual transmission does the same.Liberty wrote: ↑Sat Dec 29, 2018 6:49 amDang, I wonder how many of us break the law every day. Some don't even care and feel no guilt.baseballguy2001 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 10:31 pm
Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 545.404. Unattended Motor Vehicle
Sec. 545.404. UNATTENDED MOTOR VEHICLE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an operator may not leave a 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.
(b) The requirements of Subsections (a)(1), (2), and (3) do not apply to an operator who starts the engine of a vehicle by using a remote starter or other similar device that:
(1) remotely starts the vehicle's engine without placing the key in the ignition; and
(2) requires the key to be placed in the ignition or physically present in the vehicle before the vehicle can be operated.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1066 (H.B. 2194), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.
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Dang, I wonder how many of us break the law every day. Some don't even care and feel no guilt.baseballguy2001 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 10:31 pm
Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 545.404. Unattended Motor Vehicle
Sec. 545.404. UNATTENDED MOTOR VEHICLE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an operator may not leave a 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.
(b) The requirements of Subsections (a)(1), (2), and (3) do not apply to an operator who starts the engine of a vehicle by using a remote starter or other similar device that:
(1) remotely starts the vehicle's engine without placing the key in the ignition; and
(2) requires the key to be placed in the ignition or physically present in the vehicle before the vehicle can be operated.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1066 (H.B. 2194), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.