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2. Electronic parking brake - Wikipedia

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   Electric park brake in the center console in a Volkswagen Golf Variant. An electronic parking brake (EPB), also known as an electric parking brake or electric park brake, is an electronically controlled parking brake, whereby the driver activates the holding mechanism with a button and the brake pads are electrically applied to the rear wheels. [1]

3. Transportation Research Center - Wikipedia

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   The brake soak is a 25-foot wide circular water trough containing a 5% slope on the outer edge to allow immersion of only half the vehicle's braking system. Gravel Durability Course: Level 2.6-mile (4.2-km) Gravel Durability Course provides a series of twists, turns, and straightaways.

4. Air brake (road vehicle) - Wikipedia

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   Truck air-actuated disc brake. An air brake or, more formally, a compressed-air-brake system, is a type of friction brake for vehicles in which compressed air pressing on a piston is used to both release the parking/emergency brakes in order to move the vehicle, and also to apply pressure to the brake pads or brake shoes to slow and stop the vehicle.

5. Parking brake - Wikipedia

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   In manual transmission vehicles, the parking brake is engaged to help keep the vehicle stationary while parked, especially if parked on an incline. [2] [3]While automatic transmission vehicles have a "Park" gear that immobilizes the transmission, it is still recommended to use the parking brake, as the parking pawl in the gearbox could fail due to stress or another vehicle striking the car ...

6. Impact attenuator - Wikipedia

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   This is especially important in mobile work zones where the truck's parking brake may not be engaged. The truck may also be in movement (albeit slower than the vehicles that could crash into it). In some countries, such as Sweden, road safety authorities operate dedicated TMA vehicles [ 11 ] registered as emergency vehicles, able to be ...

7. Human-powered transport - Wikipedia

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   Human-powered transport is the transport of person(s) and/or goods using human muscle power.Unlike animal-powered transport, human-powered transport has existed since time immemorial in the form of walking, running and swimming, as well as small vehicles such as litters, rickshaws, wheelchairs and wheelbarrows.

8. When to Use Salted vs. Unsalted Butter, According to Our ...

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   The straight facts about our favorite fat. As a highly opinionated group, our team doesn’t always agree on some key culinary questions.

9. Johnson bar (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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   A Johnson bar activated parking/emergency brake on a 1930s White transit bus. Johnson bar is the term for several different hand-operated levers used in vehicles. Their distinguishing feature is a positive latch, typically spring-loaded, to hold the lever in a selected position, capable of being operated with one hand.