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This is my first vehicle with an electric park brake. Recently, I had the misfortune to have the brake light come on in my 2004 Honda Civic. Upon first application of the service brake I had rear brakes only. On the second application, I had none. Even though I was on the Turnpike traveling around 10 over the speed limit, this was not too hairy as I still had the e/parking brake. With this alternate system and proper social distancing and anticipation of traffic, I limped the car home. We can discuss the ethics of this in another thread if necessary, please.
My question is has anyone else considered the implications of an electric park brake in this situation? What happens when the brake is applied while at some speed? My speculation is that as the brake holds rather firmly as a park brake, I expect that it will engage with just as much force locking up the rear end and possibly putting the unfortunate soul in a precarious position. Thoughts?
This is my first vehicle with an electric park brake. Recently, I had the misfortune to have the brake light come on in my 2004 Honda Civic. Upon first application of the service brake I had rear brakes only. On the second application, I had none. Even though I was on the Turnpike traveling around 10 over the speed limit, this was not too hairy as I still had the e/parking brake. With this alternate system and proper social distancing and anticipation of traffic, I limped the car home. We can discuss the ethics of this in another thread if necessary, please.
My question is has anyone else considered the implications of an electric park brake in this situation? What happens when the brake is applied while at some speed? My speculation is that as the brake holds rather firmly as a park brake, I expect that it will engage with just as much force locking up the rear end and possibly putting the unfortunate soul in a precarious position. Thoughts?