On Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:40:07 +0100, Dave Liquorice wrote:

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.

Oh yes. Takes me back to my Series I Land Rover...!



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