RE: [DML] RE: Parking brakes in England.

["Arnie Brandon" <arnie@xxxxxxxx>]

Just having LIVED is citations enough for me to second David's admonition.
Arnie Brandon
#6292 since 1982 and the DeLorean Trailer too

-----Original Message-----
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content22207
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 8:18 PM
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Subject: Re: [DML] RE: Parking brakes in England.

I find no mention in my DeLorean literature to "emergency brake," nor to the
use you mention -- citations would be very helpful.

Bill Robertson
#5939

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@...> wrote:
>
> While it may be called the "Parking Brake" it is ALSO the EMERGENCY BRAKE.
If your service brakes should fail I would hope that when you yank on the
"parking brake" it stops the car!!!!!!!!!!! Parking a manual car in gear is
a dangerous habit. One day you (or someone) may try to start the car and it
will lurch forward if you did not a) step on the clutch or b) make sure the
transmission is in neutral first. This is exactly why many newer cars come
equipped with a switch on the clutch so it won't start unless the clutch is
depressed. Hey Bill, another "improvement" for you to add! There are many
terms used that relate to automobiles in England that we don't popularly use
here. Some that come to mind are:
> Boot (trunk)
> Windscreen (windshield)
> Gaiters (seals)
> I am sure if you think about it you can come up with many more. Point is
the same thing is called different names in different places. We are still
talking about the same thing. When you mention CDL, truck drivers are taught
to NOT rely on air brakes for parking. Has nothing in the world to do with
what we are discussing here.
> David Teitelbaum
> 
> 
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@> wrote:
> >
> > It's called the "parking brake" in the Workshop Manual (Page K:09:01 for
example).
> > 
> > It's called the "parking brake" in the Parts Manual (Section 6-2-1).
> > 
> > I suspect it's called the "parking brake" in the owner's manual as well,
but I unfortunately don't have one of those to check.
> > 
> > Houston calls it "parking brake" on their website.
> > 
> > Martin is just being contrary because I am the one who said it. He
disagrees with every single word I write. If I said the sky was blue, he
would argue it was actually a shade of aqua.
> > 
> > Bill Robertson
> > #5939
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Stephen Rice <stevedmc@> wrote:
> > >
> > > 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@> 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@>
> > > > 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@
> > > > VIN 16049
> > > >
> > > >
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