On Fri, 7 Oct 2011 11:41:52 -0700 (PDT), NT wrote:

That's something I dislike about modern cars. With oldies one can
always use the handbrake if the main brake fails.

Depends on the "oldie" some have transmission brakes rather than a
brake that acts on the wheels. One has to be very cautious how one
applies it if moving, same applies to modern cars that also have
transmission brakes.

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Cheers
Dave.