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.
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2... because it is used by hand, rather than by foot? (I don't think I've heard the foot-activated kind called a "hand brake"...) – Daniel Griscom Apr 12 '18 at 2:17
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in what way does the wikipedia article fail to answer this question? – agentp Apr 12 '18 at 3:47
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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.
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A lot of American manufactured vehicles still have foot operated parking brakes. GM is quite fond of them. – Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ Apr 12 '18 at 13:26
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