When I was reading a few articles online about the brakes in a car, I came across the term engine brake. Having never heard of something like this before, I decided to conduct a few more searches in...
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When I was driving out of state earlier this month, I noticed a train on the tracks in the far distance. After some thinking throughout my journey, I became curious about the braking systems that are...
When I was returning from an international trip earlier this month, I became curious about how the airplane was able to stop itself at the end of the runway. When I got home, I decided to do some in...
When I received my new car earlier this week, I noticed the e-brake, or emergency brake, while becoming familiar with the components inside. Realizing that I never really put this brake to use while...
Having taught the drivers education course at the local high school for many years I am familiar with covering the brake (hovering your right foot over the brake pedal in anticipation of sudden...
After reading through some information in the owner’s manual of my car about the ABS system, I started to wonder how necessary this system is in the average vehicle. To answer the question of...