Reply to "What Are the Parking Brake Options with Aftermarket Brakes"

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@bosswrench posted:
Part of the problem here is the indiscriminate use of "Emergency Brake" and "Parking Brake" which are two separate functions. The USDOT specified emergency brakes as being able to stop a passenger vehicle within a specified distance without locking the wheels and/or losing control. They require a totally separate linkage from the main brakes. To my knowledge, parking brakes are only used on skip-loaders and fork-lifts without Fed specs and do NOT substitute for emergency brakes.

I was thinking the same thing. So is the Tesla an emergency brake or a parking brake?

How do you use an electric brake in an emergency? Ordinarily wouldn't the cpu take charge and brake the car gradually without locking up the rear brakes? All the driver can do is push the engage button?

7/7/215:09 PM

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