emergency brake

noun

Definition of emergency brake

: a brake (as on an automobile) that can be used for stopping in the event of failure of the main brakes and to keep the vehicle from rolling when parked

Examples of emergency brake in a Sentence

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While the magazine said the car has exhilarating acceleration and handling, testers were troubled by its 152-foot average stopping distance from 60 miles per hour in emergency braking tests. — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, "Consumer Reports raises concerns over Tesla Model 3 braking, functionality," 22 May 2018 These leftists are appealing to this radical leftist secular base that almost no emergency brake on their behavior at all. — Fox News, "Ingraham: Democrats racing to the left," 28 June 2018 This combination provides a sunroof and automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection. — Tom Voelk, New York Times, "26 Vehicles Played in the Mud. Here’s the Dirt.," 12 July 2018 Most automakers have voluntarily committed to installing low-speed automatic emergency braking systems by 2022, but the progress to date varies greatly, according to NHTSA. — Detroit Free Press, "Death on foot," 28 June 2018 Uber had disabled the car’s emergency braking ability, instead relying on a backup safety driver to take control in such situations. — Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com, "Uber lays off 100 backup drivers in self-driving unit," 12 July 2018 Crew on the train, traveling from Tacoma to Everett, spotted the man and hit the emergency brake while sounding the train whistle, Melonas said. — Jim Brunner, The Seattle Times, "Man walking on tracks killed by freight train in Shoreline," 24 June 2018 Investigators say the emergency brakes were automatically activated during the derailment instead of being manually applied by the driver. — Erik Larson And Pamela Maclean, Houston Chronicle, "Exxon can't dodge state climate change probes, judge says," 29 Mar. 2018 Dominguez hit the emergency brakes, but a four-hundred-ton train can’t stop quickly: the train skidded to a halt over the man and the dog. — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, "Can Andy Byford Save the Subways?," 2 July 2018

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