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Originally Posted by DR_
In most states it is illegal to leave a car running and walking away from them.
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Excellent point. The term in the Texas Transportation Code is "unattended". I do not know if there is a definition for that. You might have an argument that you did not leave your vehicle unattended if you didn't walk too far from it.
*edit* I found records of police ticketing people at airports for an unattended vehicle when getting out to load luggage for a passenger they are picking up. I would never think to turn off my vehicle when doing that. How about tow truck drivers that leave their vehicle running for power while they winch a vehicle? Guess I'll have to be more mindful of this going forward.