Traditional automotive procedure dictates that, when you park your car somewhere, you should shift the gear selector to park and engage the emergency brake. It's definitely important to engage the ...

Modern vehicles tend to come equipped with more technologically advanced safety features than some owners are even aware of. While many of those systems can be pricey to repair when they malfunction, ...

When you were in driving school, the question of when to use the emergency brake probably came up. It’s something every driver should know—yet hopefully never have to use in a real emergency. Every ...

The automatic transmission in a typical car or truck handles multiple driving modes, like D for Drive, R for Reverse, or N for Neutral. The system also includes a parking mechanism, often marked P, ...

The MTA never fails to amaze us. The Post reports that the agency is distributing literature explaining evacuation procedures - and one of the things you shouldn't do is pull the emergency brake. Yeah ...

Passengers trapped inside an A train that stopped shy of the 125th Street subway stop earlier Tuesday Jackie Faherty via AP The Harlem subway derailment happened when an emergency brake was activated ...

If you've been driving cars for long enough, you're probably used to the idea of a physical handbrake located under the gear shifter. This was the dominant format for many decades, and a vital means ...