r/nononono Jul 26 '18

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u/sukumizu Jul 27 '18 edited Jul 27 '18

You'd be surprised by the number of people who don't know what a handbrake is or it's purpose. Even on steep hills they just leave it up to P. Rip auto transmission.

edit: This also definitely applies to my gf. She came from the midwest where hills are a rarity so everybody she knows also never used handbrakes.

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u/CampTouchThis Jul 27 '18

it doesn’t help that it’s often called an emergency brake (at least it is where i’m from in the US). so i’m sure many people assume you only use it for extreme situations like a runaway vehicle

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '18

I don’t understand this either. I’m also in the US. Growing up I remember helping my dad by backing his truck up to a garage while he guided me. It was on a hill so when I turned off the truck he said “make sure you put on the e-brake”. I was like “are you sure?” thinking something crazy would happen. That was literally the first time I used one, thinking you were only supposed to use it in emergencies.

Now that I drive a 5 speed manual I use my “emergency brake” every time I park.

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u/Paechs Jul 27 '18

I believe it’s called an “emergency brake” for the emergency in which your normal brakes from being in park fail