<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3LUhSs_0wEV2Y8z00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3LUhSs_0wEV2Y8z00" width="980" height="653" ><figcaption>Mike Karolyi</figcaption></figure><p>My son has been practicing driving with a permit on his way to his drivers license. As we have been hitting the highways and backroads of New York he asked a question that I couldn't answer for certain. I've been driving for 40 years, how do I not know the answer?</p><p>At an intersection we saw another driver avoid the red light we were at by cutting through a parking lot and my son asked "<b>Is it legal to cut through a parking lot to avoid an intersection</b>"?</p><p>Logically it makes sense to say that it is illegal to cut through a parking lot to avoid an intersection but is it? Truth is you can legally enter a parking lot and you are legally allowed to leave a parking lot safely, so what would be illegal?</p><p>According to <a href="https://casetext.com/">casetext</a>, the World's first reliable AI legal assistant, the answer isn't simple but it is clear.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4XnGLY_0wEV2Y8z00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4XnGLY_0wEV2Y8z00" width="1250" height="833" ><figcaption>Photo by Trinity Nguyen on Unsplash</figcaption></figure><p>New York State <a href="https://dmv.ny.gov/about-dmv/nys-vehicle-and-traffic-law-information">Department of Motor Vehicles</a> traffic law states the following;</p><blockquote><p>No person shall drive across or upon a sidewalk, driveway, parking lot or private property, or otherwise drive off a roadway, in order to avoid an intersection or traffic-control device.</p></blockquote><p>It is <b>ILLEGAL</b> to cut through a parking lot to avoid an intersection.</p><p>As a bonus tip according to <a href="https://pierrepauldriving.com/new-york-state-parking-laws-you-need-to-know/#:~:text=In%20New%20York%2C%20it%20is,your%20car%20will%20be%20towed.">Pierre Paul Driving</a>, it is also illegal to block a driveway in New York State unless you are the owner or the building or a tenant of the building.</p><h2>LOOK: 50 cozy towns to visit this winter</h2><p><a href="https://stacker.com/">Stacker</a> created a list of 50 cozy American towns to visit each winter. Towns were selected based on visitor opinions, ratings from nationwide publications, and tourist attractions.</p><h2>See the Must-Drive Roads in Every State</h2></div></body>

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You’ve Seen That Jerk Cutting Through Parking Lots To Avoid Red Lights, Is This Illegal In New York?

My son has been practicing driving with a permit on his way to his drivers license. As we have been hitting the highways and backroads of New York he asked a question that I couldn't answer for certain. I've been driving for 40 years, how do I not know the answer?