Every vehicle is equipped with an emergency brake, also known as a parking brake or a handbrake. The emergency brake locks the wheels of your vehicle to help keep the vehicle from unintentionally moving. In other words, the emergency brake is designed primarily to hold your already parked car in place. The best use of […]
Author: Brie Choate
Brie writes from firsthand experience as a former diesel mechanic, current welder, and small auto repair shop owner with her husband. Combining an appetite for the written word, staying on top of motor trends, and (probably over-) explaining the unexplainable, she dove head first into automotive journalism. If the writer’s block hits hard, you can find her in the mountains or on the rivers of the Northeast, sunburned and bug-bitten but smiling big.