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@Robert M posted:

Does anyone know anyone that has ever bought to use the "emergency brake" in an emergency when their main braking system failed?  

When I was going to school, I worked in a carpet store. On the way back from a carpet delivery, in a panel van, the brakes failed. I used the emergency brake to get back to the shop.

Another time in my truck, brakes failed, used emergency brake to get to work, back home, then to the repair shop the next day. In a mountainous area, no less.

So yes.

Normally, I use it for parking while leaving the car in gear. BTW, all of the vehicles in our house are manuals.

When I park my Spyder in the garage I don't use the brake, I just chock a tire. I don't know why, it's just what I do. I also carry a small wood chock in my Spyder behind the seat, just in case.

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