parking brake

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2024

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.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023

At one point, the “Hawkeye” star exited the vehicle without setting the emergency parking brake.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 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

And I hadn't engaged the parking brake, either.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins