"barking pumpkin" > wrote in message
...
> Dane wrote:
>> "McGyver" > wrote in message
>> news:5YSzg.7265$jt.2526@trnddc04...
>>
>>>"Alex" > wrote in message
groups.com...
>>>
>>>
>>>In some jurisdictions, the property owner can, by means of posting signs,
>>>opt to have private property treated like public streets as far as
>>>traffic
>>>laws are concerned. That's why people can get citations for running stop
>>>signs at some malls.
>>>
>>>I guess that the painted parking spaces and lanes created rights of way,
>>
>> but
>>
>>>I'm just guessing.
>>>
>>>This answer must not be relied on as legal advice for the reasons posted
>>>he http://mcgyverdisclaimer.blogspot.com
>>>
>>>McGyver
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> In Oklahoma, a private parking lot is a public highway.
>>
>
>
> In Texas, where I got my first license (and thus was the only state I have
> ever taken driver's ed in), our instructor told us that we could not be
> ticketed for blowing stop signs in parking lots - he did point out,
> however, that we could be liable for accidents we caused by doing so.
>
> Standard disclaimers apply. I'm no lawyer and neither was he and that was
> over 20 years ago and laws may have changed and may never have applied in
> whatever state anyone else drives in anyway.

Nothing has changed. 3 Years ago in a Texas court I got found not guilty of
a traffic citation because the officer could not testify with accurate
knowledge if the incident occurred on a private or public road.



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