Spare physical key -- any point?

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It varies by state and even city. In Texas it is illegal on a public street to leave the car running (eg in ready mode for a Prius) but you can run it on private property. It is primarily an anti-theft concern aimed at people who warm up their cars in the morning with the key in the ignition. The Prius won’t let you lock the doors from outside the car when in “ready” except manually with a key. I see people who leave dogs in a running car or truck and others like delivery persons who don’t want to cycle their cars all day.
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In some states, if your car is parked on the hwy shoulder w/o parking brakes engaged, you get ticked for that also.

#21 Grit, Mar 3, 2019

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