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Parking Brake

Also called an emergency brake or a hand brake, the parking brake is a hand - or foot - operated brake that applies brake shoes or break pads against the braking surface on a car's rear wheels.

Some modern parking brakes lock onto the front wheels instead of the rear wheels.


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