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Old 03-11-2010, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by JoshGM View Post
Though still wonder why call it EMERGENCY when the foot can reach the pedal faster than the hand to the hand brake!!
Dates back to the old days when the Emergency brake was mechanically operated with a cable independent of the hydraulic system, i.e., in an emergency when the normal hydraulic brakes failed, due to a leak in the system, low brake fluid, failed master cylinder, etc, then the emergency brake would still work.
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