“It’s that way on purpose so you have access to an alternative braking system should your primary brakes fail. works independently from the brakes that you tap to stop your car,” the insurer states on its website. Credit: TikTok/Emmy66991799 What is the correct way to use a handbrake?Īccording to insurance company Nationwide, there is a common misconception about the use of a handbrake - or emergency brake as it is sometimes called. “Americans don’t use the handbrake but we do it the right way and use it in Australia,” another added. Other users suggested that it was an “American thing” not to use a handbrake.
Always use your handbrake though,” another commented. “Technically you put your foot on brake, put in neutral, put the hand brake on, release your brakes, put in park - takes all tension off the gearbox,” another added. “When you put your car in park and then put your handbrake on, the entire weight of the car is resting on the park break rather than the handbrake, which means it’s resting on the gearbox,” the user wrote. One Aussie user argued that those who parked the same way as Emmy were risking damage to their car’s gearbox. “It’s always what I thought you do.” User Emmy, said she ‘literally had so many questions’ when she took to the social media platform. “Is that not what you’re meant to do? Can someone please explain this to me because I don’t know. and then I put the handbrake on,” Emmy explained further. “But apparently, everyone on TikTok is coming to tell me that I don’t need to do that if my car is in park. “This handbrake, you take it off when you want to drive and then you put it on when you’re done driving,” she explained, while demonstrating pulling the handle up and down. For more Lifestyle related news and videos check out Lifestyle >
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