Who's truck has a parking brake, who has an emergency break?

[d3500ram]

LOL...

When I was in tech school years ago, I had an instructor that would dock our grade on the lab work if we ever called it an emergency brake (because there is no such thing in his mind.) To him, an emergency break was what a student would take when they were about to piss thier pants...LOL :B

[Bubtoofat]

My truck (2500HD) has disc brakes AND drum brakes on the rear, with actual brake shoes. I would say that the drum brakes were actual emergency brakes, meaning you could apply the e-brake at speed and safely come to a stop.

My brother's truck (1500) has very thin stamped steel "shoes" with some type of friction material that is about 1/16 of an inch thick. I'd call that a parking brake. If you were to apply his parking brake at speed I'm sure the thin material on the shoes would vaporize in the blink of an eye and disaster would quickly follow.

Mike

[Kayteg1]

I think in era of SBC brakes, or brake_by_wire - the "emergency brake" makes whole new meaning.

[free_radical]

Reddog1 wrote:
If it is not an emergancy brake, why are brake line locks illegal in california?
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Illegal?
I guess no Camaros for you then 🙂
https://youtu.be/xFWfpKrQRpQ

[d3500ram]

What about Flintstone brakes????

[Bedlam]

It does sound better than p-brake.

[jimh406]

Mine has an e-brake. It sounds cooler that way. 😄

[Johno02]

That is another old-timer trick that few understand now, using the hand brake to help control on ice or snow. Don't even try to drive under those conditions now, and new electronic braking does a good job. But I still remember how it was done. The new electronic antiskid systems use the same type logic, but we had to do it by hand.

[SidecarFlip]

Reddog1 wrote:
If it is not an emergancy brake, why are brake line locks illegal in california?

I have a hand brake in my Samurai. When wheeling down a steep incline on a slippery surface, I frequently use the emergency brake. This allows the front wheels to roll, resulting in more steering control, and allows for a straighter decent. I ain't parking.

You guys forgot the clearance lights.

Another Samurai owner. We had 3, wish I still had at least one .. 2 rag tops and a hardtop with a sunroof. Great little go anywhere vehicles. They are in high demand around here. Farmers like them for spray buggies.

[PatrickA51]

LOL

When I start my 2016 Ram Truck it says Parking Brake Engaged and I think my wife's aka SWMbO
2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee has a light that says Parking Brake Engaged, and our RV has an idiot light that just is Red and says Brake.

[Reddog1]

If it is not an emergancy brake, why are brake line locks illegal in california?

I have a hand brake in my Samurai. When wheeling down a steep incline on a slippery surface, I frequently use the emergency brake. This allows the front wheels to roll, resulting in more steering control, and allows for a straighter decent. I ain't parking.

You guys forgot the clearance lights.

[SidecarFlip]

Bedlam wrote:
Isn't this like asking who has marker lights verses running lights verses parking lights?

An Emergency Break happens when you get to be my age and you have to go...........NOW.

I've learned to meter my intake of things like bottled water as those 'emergency breaks' can come at inopportune times.:o

[Johno02]

One reason for most drivers not to try using an emergency brake is because on many automobiles, they can actually lock up the rear wheels, putting the vehicle into an uncontrollable skid. Very few drivers now have any idea how to handle such a situation. Especially so the ones that have a ratchet type activation that cannot be released quickly. With the lever type between the seats, you can bring a car to a controlled stop without locking it up.

[d3500ram]

I think it is more the semantic matter similar to 1/2, 3/4, 1 ton versus 1500, 2500, 3500 in that it is a hold-over from the olde tyme automobile technologies. Just like John02 put it well in describing what once was a real emergency brake is actually a misnomer if that term is used today.

Today's vehicles do not have an e-brake but many still use the term. As my old instructor would further elaborate... don't count on a parking brake stopping a vehicle in an emergency situation...LOL

[Johno02]

The Mechanical brake that is installed on our Motor Home doesn't really seem to be anything but that. I really don't think it would stop the rig, and I certainly would'n depend on it to park on an extreme slope. It is connected behind the transmission on the drive shaft, and not to any of the actual wheel brakes. The old EMERGENCY brake systems were attached by cable to both of the rear wheels, and could easily lock up both, or either of them. Used them many times to slow a car without the brake lights coming on, especially if there was a police car behind me. BTW, they still work pretty good to get a tailgater off your backend, but it can get your rear end smashed also. Procedure is slow, downshift, gently raise brake handle, then drop handle and stomp the gas pedal to get out or the way. And if it is a new car and looks well insured, pull the handle again real quick and collect the insurance money. Note: beware nasty old farts driving beat up old cars with dents in the back.

[Bedlam]

Isn't this like asking who has marker lights verses running lights verses parking lights?