Separate issue.
Maybe, but it is a crime in CA... :^)
22515. (a) No person driving, or in control of, or in charge of, a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand on any highway unattended without first effectively setting the brakes thereon and stopping the motor thereof.
(b) No person in control of, or in charge of, any vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, shall permit it to stand on any highway without first effectively setting the brakes thereon, or blocking the wheels thereof, to effectively prevent the movement of the vehicle.
Amended Ch. 362, Stats. 1986. Effective January 1, 1987.
(b) No person in control of, or in charge of, any vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, shall permit it to stand on any highway without first effectively setting the brakes thereon, or blocking the wheels thereof, to effectively prevent the movement of the vehicle.
Amended Ch. 362, Stats. 1986. Effective January 1, 1987.
I find these nanny state laws particularly distasteful, but reading through the above, it doesn't seem to pertain to the situation at hand. The fellow's car was not on the street.