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The law would only be enforceable if teh car is on the public highway, so what happens on private land is irrelevant - unless a car rolls onto the highway and collides.
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Almost any component in a car has a risk of failing, that why we have MOT's which should pick up any essential safety system that has or is near to failing.
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Still none the wiser🤪🤪🤪
Anyone who has seen a stripped down gearbox will know the “lock pawls” are tiny. Any hard force will sheer them off. Static wise they will hold but 2.5 tons on a small piece of metal?
Ignoring “auto hold” both our cars have electronic handbrakes. Switch off ignition and they apply unless manually over ridden, ie fail safe.
In my day on the driving test , at a STOP junction you had to stop, Handbrake , neutral, select gear go when safe. What happens today on test??
Anyone who has seen a stripped down gearbox will know the “lock pawls” are tiny. Any hard force will sheer them off. Static wise they will hold but 2.5 tons on a small piece of metal?
Ignoring “auto hold” both our cars have electronic handbrakes. Switch off ignition and they apply unless manually over ridden, ie fail safe.
In my day on the driving test , at a STOP junction you had to stop, Handbrake , neutral, select gear go when safe. What happens today on test??
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Don't forget that in the USA they refer to them as "Emergency Brakes" and rarely use them in the manner that we are all accustomed
Leaving a car in Park is more than sufficient to hold the car in situ, not that i do it personally as the car applies it automatically when i switch off the engine!
As for people not applying handbrakes correctly, that's a symptom of more cars having rear disks. Contraction of the brake components as they cool reduces the braking effect, which is the exact opposite of what happened with good old drums!
Leaving a car in Park is more than sufficient to hold the car in situ, not that i do it personally as the car applies it automatically when i switch off the engine!
As for people not applying handbrakes correctly, that's a symptom of more cars having rear disks. Contraction of the brake components as they cool reduces the braking effect, which is the exact opposite of what happened with good old drums!
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My old Triumph TR 4 A had a quick release hand brake . Designed for assisted skid turns as you describe,
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If it only works on the rear, you may still be able to perform a handbrake turn. Never seen them try it on Top gear or Grand Tour?
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Don’t worry. They will disable all the stability and abs systems
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I appreciate that but the failure rate on well maintained cars is so rare you can ignore it although there was a problem with handbrakes as Little basher says but that applied to a limited number of models and seems to have been overcome by now.
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And don't forget the Xantia that earned a reputation for the parking brake to fail...
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It’s predecessor the BX had such a tendency too. With its rear disks and sinking on its suspension I always put the handbrake in tight and in gear.
I still tend to apply the handbrake firmly and at times my wife has had to come in and ask me to release it.
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My XC60 auto will allow you to turn off the engine with the car in Neutral, but you have to press the Start button twice to confirm your action; the car will then chime continually with drivers door open in this state.
You can move the shifter between N, D & R with the engine off (handy for cleaning the gaiter) but will lock in Park if you move to P.
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Belt and braces approach for me. If the handbrake is fitted, why not use it.
Would you beleive anything any of them state after the emissions scandals. Plus you only have to look at the vast number of recalls issued to know that their best laid plans and designs dont always work as they should.
Would you beleive anything any of them state after the emissions scandals. Plus you only have to look at the vast number of recalls issued to know that their best laid plans and designs dont always work as they should.
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