Why are you people arguing about something as silly as this? I really don't get it. Somone could say something as simple as "The sky is blue" and it would start a heated debate consisting of 100+ emails. On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 7:04 PM, Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Oh they're expected to be used for parking too, I'd have thought that was obvious > > Martin > > Sent from my BlackBerry® > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Cars" <twodelo2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sender: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:26:38 > To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [DML] RE: Parking brakes in England. > > > If you want proof that the device isn't a parking brake in England, watch > the Top Gear show wherein three cars bought for less than 1000 pounds were > parked on a test hill at the proving grounds. Clearly the English don't > intend that brake to be used for parking. To further fuel the fire, the > MGTD owners calls the device a "racing brake". You have to press the button > on the end of the handle to set the brake, otherwise it is ready to > participate in the task (?) of reducing the cars speed, if it ever goes fast > enough. Maybe the designers were anticipating drifting as a auto related > event. > > AL > > Al Roberts > twodelo2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > VIN 16049 > > > > ------------------------------------ > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com > > To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com > > To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links > > > -- Steve Rice #16510 ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/