handbrake BrE
emergency brake AmE
parking brake AmE , also: hand brake

That he had left the handbrake off was even more so.

It was like pushing a car with the handbrake on.

Riding him the next day, it was as if the handbrake had come off.

The handbrake was between the driver's seat and the door.

Then all he had to do was start the car, put off the handbrake and shove it over.

She took off the handbrake, and put the vehicle into gear.

I posed the question: "What would they be like without a handbrake?"

The first step when starting Handbrake is to select a source.

All the thief had to do was to jump in, take off the handbrake and away.

He pulled on the handbrake and switched off the engine.

She drew the car to a halt and pulled on the handbrake.

When the top part of his body was visible, she pulled on the handbrake and climbed out.

Why don't you put your handbrake on, it'll be much easier.

The handbrake was later relocated to a position between the two front seats.

The handbrake was floor-mounted to the side of the seat.

I pulled into one of them, put on the handbrake and when the boys were out, locked the doors.

He released the handbrake, pulled out of the parking space, and drove off.

To stop the car, the driver used a handbrake which acted on the wheels.

The handbrake in one of the carriages may also have been applied.

The handbrake had its own set of shoes on the rear brakes.

I stopped the car, and pulled on the handbrake.

If you take your handbrake off and you're not quite ready to move off, what happens?

So he grabbed for the handbrake, and that slowed the vehicle further.

The handbrake is in a more conventional position behind the shift lever.

Means that the handbrake (in the case of a saloon motor car) was not set.

I burned out the emergency brake, but no one seemed to care.

Emergency brakes account for another 3 of the top 10 causes.

Would it drop and then be caught by some kind of emergency brake?

He left the motor running, and pulled the emergency brake on.

He then applied the emergency brakes at or about the time of impact with the car.

An emergency brake locked it in position, and the door opened.

First I thought someone pulled the emergency brake, but it was too powerful for that.

Somebody must have hit the emergency brakes, as the original press release is no longer available.

As you stop, he reaches over and puts on the emergency brake.

They stopped and emergency brakes were pulled up on lock.

I released the emergency brake and put the car in reverse.

The driver said that she could not slow it by using either the service or emergency brakes.

It's time to pull up the emergency brake on this legislation.

But then your father reaches over and pulls the emergency brake.

He shifted into neutral, put on the emergency brake, and got out of the car.

The engineer spotted him and put on the emergency brake, but not in time.

He pulled the emergency brake and brought the train to a halt.

He set the emergency brake and sat back to observe the crack house.

The transmission's in neutral and the emergency brake is off.

This is akin to letting off the emergency brake a bit.

He took the emergency brake off and put the Jeep in gear.

But the most serious charges involving the emergency brake were dropped.

In 1997 a young boy fell out of the train when the emergency brakes stopped the ride.

Every turn we made sent him crashing down, chest first, against the emergency brake.

Sean pulled to a stop and yanked on the emergency brake.

He could have done it with the parking brake on.

Many have learned the hard way: Always use your parking brake.

He put his hand on the parking brake and then took it away.

I got the gun when he reached forward for the parking brake.

The 152 is also fitted with a parking brake system.

When your car begins to turn, apply the parking brake.

He ran out of the car to help her but forgot to set the parking brake.

I just rolled my eyes and applied the parking brake.

This is where the parking brake "trick" can help out.

Then he stopped the car at a stop sign, put the parking brake on and tried to kiss her, she said.

The switches are down in the console by the parking brake.

She killed the motor and jammed the parking brake on.

Black pulled into a loading zone and set the parking brake.

When it is facing the direction you want to go, release the parking brake.

The Mommy set the parking brake and snapped her fingers again.

"They're just not landing down here anymore and setting the parking brake."

I heard the engine stop and the parking brake ratchet on.

He released the parking brake and headed off onto Broadway.

Pulling the handle all the way back activated a parking brake.

He came to a halt, set the parking brake, and bounded out.

He applied the parking brake, turned off the engine, and stepped out of the car.

When engaged, the parking brake helps secure a stopped position.

It serves as a parking brake when no motion is desired.

"Since we had the parking brake set, the skimmer shut off instead."

Had we slipped our parking brake and hit something?