parking brake

Example Sentences

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The group reminds drivers always to set their parking brake when parking their vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024

Both the parking brake and auto-hold were in working order, but had not been applied, he added.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2024

Drivers may see a parking brake warning light and a warning message on the dashboard.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023

Police, worried about an attack or a bomb, closed streets, though they later learned a motorist had parked and simply forgotten to set the vehicle’s parking brake.

From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2022

When she came back out she released the parking brake, threw the car into drive, and pulled away without looking over her shoulder.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride