Why is the parking brake called hand brake? Mechanics?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The most common use for a parking brake is to keep a vehicle motionless when it is parked.
Why is the parking brake called hand brake? Mechanics?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The most common use for a parking brake is to keep a vehicle motionless when it is parked.
It’s only recently that parking brakes are electronic... most have been hand-operated with a few that were foot operated. Mercedes had foot operated parking brakes for some models.