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parking brake

noun as in extra brake for motor vehicle

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

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

From BBC

The incident occurred after the “Hawkeye” star exited the vehicle without setting the parking brake.

Investigators noticed the parking brake was on and there were skid marks on the runway.

That can chafe the wiring and cause a short circuit, which can turn on the parking brake without action from the driver, increasing the risk of a crash.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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