Can you drive with your e-brake on?

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Cars have emergency brakes?

I always called it a "Parking Brake."

I guess I lernt sumtin nu frum yu yung pups agin. 😀

It's also called the "Oh Sh-t" handle. Like "Oh sh-t I'm heading for a parked car at 50 miles per hour."

 

[Eli]

10-20 feet isn't going to hurt anything.

 

[Lithium381]

Can you drive with your e-brake on?

it's like a tic-tac, you COULD, but i wouldn't recommend it!

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: PoPPeR

Originally posted by: Lifer
then what about those cool ricer drifters that yank on the ebrake at 60 mph to induce a slide?

sarcasm aside, ebrake usage is needed for certain car techniques

Certain retard techniques...

 

[new2AMD]

Originally posted by: tweakmm
It's not so much the emergency break anymore, it's the "make the interior smell funny lever".
Gotta love Mitch Hedburg😀

Mitch said:
I drove all day with my emergency brake on. It doesnt say much for my driving but it says even less for the emergency brake.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Deeko
Not good for your e-brake, but won't hurt your normal brakes.

On most cars the e-brake applies the normal rear brakes.

I have once driven with them on for about 10 miles. Handle was down, however the release jammed for lack of a better term....you could see smoke coming out of them 🙂

It can cause warping and excessive wear...10-20 feet won't make a difference at all, no worries.

The ebrake will take a pretty big tug to make it completely stop a car if needed in any short distance, as well as the driver trying his hardest to keep the car straight.

Many ebrake 'tricks' are abused by 'ricers' but for certain manuveurs the only way.

 

[conjur]

It's BRAKE! Not, BREAK. You step on your BRAKE. You BREAK a lamp.


And, no, you didn't break your brakes.

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: rbloedow Hopefully you don't have rear drums, because that can seriously warp them.

What would warp on a drum brake system?

The actualy DRUMS. I know, because my sister did it to my car.

 

[AkumaX]

Originally posted by: Match

Originally posted by: cpals
I forgot I put my e-brake on today and after I started driving I noticed it was on... only for like 10-20 feet I drove it. Did I damage my breaks or anything? Also, yeah, I know I'm stupid. 🙂 Oh yeah, it didn't really drive that much different, maybe a little more sluggish.

<-- Mechanically stupid

Most of us have probably done it at some point or another. 10-20 feet won't hurt anything.

I did see a car with it's emergency brake on earlier this summer and the driver didn't notice. Personally, I would have noticed the ear-splitting squeal that was about as load as a police siren. Or if I hadn't noticed that, I probably would have picked up on the fact that the rear wheels were locked as I was travelling at 45 mph. If that failed to catch my attention, the plumes of smoke billowing from the wheels might have. But, if I missed that too, I think the stench of burned rubber would have been obvious. If I somehow did notice these things but thought it was another car that was responsible, I think I could have figured out that it was me when I turned onto a side road and there were no other cars in front of or behind me. But somehow this guy didn't notice and kept on driving.

i was with my friend when something like that happened; in her ford escape, you couldn't even tell the ebrake was on. went about 10 miles (max speed = 80mph) before we realized she was using the ebrake. the problem was, couldn't tell it was on, no squealing, no smell, no nothing. even the power differential with it on didn't seem odd. how bad do you think the ebrake system is?

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: cpals
It's funny though, I thought the e-brake is supposed to make your car not move? Or is it just to make it slow down?

The engine is a lot more powerful than a pair of single-shoe, cable operated drum brakes. The parking brake will stop the car provided that the engine is not applying power to the wheels at the same time. The parking brake will also prevent the car from rolling if the car is stopped.

ZV

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: Deeko
Not good for your e-brake, but won't hurt your normal brakes.

news flash: e-brake works your 'normal' rear brakes

Wrong. The E-brake is almost always a cable operated drum. In cars with 4-wheel discs, there is a very small drum unit dedicated to the E-brake. If you have rear drum brakes, the E-brake operates only one of the two shoes in each drum.

ZV

 

[Ernieb]

i thought all men are smart when it comes to driving..hum..
i think notttttt

 

[Hammer]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: PoPPeR

Originally posted by: Lifer
then what about those cool ricer drifters that yank on the ebrake at 60 mph to induce a slide?

sarcasm aside, ebrake usage is needed for certain car techniques

Certain retard techniques...

so stunt drivers and drivers for the DSS are retards?

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: Deeko
Not good for your e-brake, but won't hurt your normal brakes.

news flash: e-brake works your 'normal' rear brakes

Wrong. The E-brake is almost always a cable operated drum. In cars with 4-wheel discs, there is a very small drum unit dedicated to the E-brake. If you have rear drum brakes, the E-brake operates only one of the two shoes in each drum.

ZV

not on most of the cars I have seen...apply the e-brake and the rear pads clamps down on the rotor.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: Deeko
Not good for your e-brake, but won't hurt your normal brakes.

news flash: e-brake works your 'normal' rear brakes

Wrong. The E-brake is almost always a cable operated drum. In cars with 4-wheel discs, there is a very small drum unit dedicated to the E-brake. If you have rear drum brakes, the E-brake operates only one of the two shoes in each drum.

ZV

not on most of the cars I have seen...apply the e-brake and the rear pads clamps down on the rotor.

Hmmm, I've usually seen the drum setup. Seen that setup once or twice, but rarely. Live and learn.

ZV