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Re:How America lost its love for the stick shift by mcjiggerlog on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @02:18AM (#17965980)
I've never in my life seen a manual car that doesn't have a hand brake.
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Re:How America lost its love for the stick shift by anticensor on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @11:01AM (#17969452)
He means hand brakes with direct mechanical action. Electronic emergency brakes do not count.
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Re:How America lost its love for the stick shift by mcjiggerlog on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @11:41AM (#17969879)
Yeah I know - I'm saying that in Europe every single manual car has a proper mechanical hand brake.
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Re:How America lost its love for the stick shift by tyingq on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @01:45PM (#17971160)
Many US cars had foot operated emergency brakes when I was younger. Also, in the US, pickup trucks are the most popular personal vehicles, right now...and they typically have foot operated emergency brakes.
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