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Origin of parking brake

First recorded in 1940–45

An automatic parking brake and front and rear bumper sensors should help prevent further mishaps.
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Johnson Welded Products Ohio-based manufacturer of reservoirs for air brake systems.
The 26 Next Hobby Lobbys|Abby Haglage|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The kid moved again, slowly across the parking lot to the garbage bin.
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Nearby, Loescher added, parking lots are a great place to see the onslaught.
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In August, an 18-year-old was shot and killed by a Dallas police officer after a car crash in a parking lot near a Walmart store.
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They finally arrived in a dark, empty parking lot in the middle of the night, despite her repeated protests.
The Ten Worst Uber Horror Stories|Olivia Nuzzi|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They tobogganed down hills without a brake at the imminent peril of their lives.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
If he is injured while running a car from a defective brake of which he had knowledge, he cannot recover.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Delancy turned the sedan through the door of the big garage, rolled across the wide parking floor to the cement ramp at the rear.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Then headed for the car parked down beyond the "No Parking" zone directly in front of the bank.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Then he went back, eased off the emergency brake, grabbed a good handhold and strained forward.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower