I swear my old Jaguar had a parking brake that automatically set when I put the car in Park, and released when I took it out of Park. This was very convenient, as I never had to remember to set or ...

You can probably think of a time when hitting the brakes earlier would have made a big difference. A split second or a few feet can turn an ordinary drive into a headache—or worse. Whether by ...

Q: My 2021 Subaru Forester has an electronic emergency brake. What happens if the auto electric system fails and the brakes are not working? How do I stop the car? I have asked the dealership and the ...

The parking brake, often referred to as the emergency brake, is critical for keeping a vehicle stationary when parked, especially on an inclined surface. Fewer cars have manual transmissions these ...

I swear my old Jaguar had a parking brake that automatically set when I put the car in Park, and released when I took it out of Park. This was very convenient, as I never had to remember to set or ...

The panic trickled from my eyeballs to my toes when I answered my dad’s phone call at 1 a.m. on that Saturday night. I was one beer deep into my roommate’s 21st birthday celebration at a bar in Mizzou ...

Dear Car Talk: I swear my old Jaguar had a parking brake that automatically set when I put the car in Park, and released when I took it out of Park. This was very convenient, as I never had to ...