NT wrote:
On Oct 8, 10:54 am, Harry Bloomfield
wrote:
NT explained on 07/10/2011 :

That's something I dislike about modern cars. With oldies one can
always use the handbrake if the main brake fails.
Modern cars still have hand brakes, or were you referring to some other
aspect?

but they're rather ineffective now. Go back to the 50s and you can
drive with them.


Only then because the other cars' brakes were just as ineffective.

Handbrakes haven't got worse, but foot brakes have massively improved.

power assistance and discs..can put the sort of pressure on them that no
cable can.



NT