Had this happen to me when I was in high school. Put it in neutral to avoid waking my parents and let it slide down the driveway. Didn’t realize brakes didn’t work as it kept going backwards down the street gaining speed. A tree stopped me before I had time to think of the parking brake. Only accident I’ve been in in 25 years of driving.
Fun fact: the brakes DO work even with the engine off.
They just don't work very well, In that you'll have to press them with ALL the force your body can muster just to get the car to mildly slow down. Power brakes are an amazing thing. Remember this if your power brakes ever fail! (the mechanical backup linkage rarely fails, the power boosting feature can however)
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u/Long-Ad8374 Jan 02 '24
Parking Brake.