Emergency Brakes in Automobiles.


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HowStuffWorks "How Emergency Brakes Work"

1. Is Emergency Brakes Feature available in all automobiles ?. viz a. two wheeler scooters, motorcycles, bikes etc b. three wheeler viz autorickshaw, tempo c.four wheelers viz Cars, Jeeps, Trucks, Buses, Lorries etc ?.

2. In a rare case technically, the Emergency Brakes can also fail or not work in a automobile for the driver ?.

3. What are the real life situations where emergency brakes can be applied by
automobile driver ?.

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e brakes. are nothing. but hand breaks in four and 4+ wheelers.

it will be connected. mostly to rear Tyre
it will not be connected by break fluids or break lines, it will be used to connect via mechanical links or break cables .
it must only be used in less speeds in case of break failure
else car will loose control and it is impossible to get car back to position
if used in higher speeds the button must be pressed and have to apply gently without locking tyres
according to rules all automobiles must have e breaks .
 
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Emergency brake is just another term for a Handbrake. This is traditionally a cable-operated method to apply the brakes on the rear wheels, although some modern cars are seeing their replacement with electronic handbrakes.

You would find it fitted to all vehicles with hydraulically operated brakes (Most 2 wheelers have cable operated brakes anyways).

It is possible for the handbrake to be ineffective if the cable is loose, badly adjusted or broken along it's path.

This is usually used when parking the car or doing a hill start.

In the case of brake failure it should be your very last resort, since it can easily cause the rear wheels to lock up, making the vehicle nearly impossible to control.

In the case of brake failure your first options should always be engine braking (if you have a manual transmission) or generating extra friction using the steering wheel. But yes, after these methods fail you can use the method mentioned above by Stingray91 (Pressing the button and gently pulling up).
 

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