parking brake

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

He jumped out without setting the emergency parking brake, but later noticed it was heading toward his nephew.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Owners of Nissan Titan and Frontier pickups should use the parking brake, the company and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.

From New York Times

Nissan says in documents posted Thursday by U.S. safety regulators that owners should use the parking brake whenever they park their trucks.

From Seattle Times