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  1. Vagabond says:

    Got to love those mistakes

  2. palahniuk says:

    It’s really not that big of a fail, is it? Lots of cars have foot-operated “hand brakes.” Doesn’t stop the manufacturers from calling it that :p

  3. Blacky says:

    No so much of a fail if you drive an Mercedes :)

  4. asdf says:

    really not a fail…like palahniuk mentioned.
    probably, a picture of a handbrake would be much more a penis thing again…

  5. Alex-X-x says:

    in soviet russia, the handbrake brakes u!

  6. d says:

    some new trucks have a peddle to set the hand break

  7. lol says:

    mercedes has foot hand brake

  8. Dyn says:

    Loosers, a lot of cars have handbrake for leg. Like Totoya Camry.

  9. Juasman says:

    Well, I’ve seen some Mercedes (specially the mid 90’s ones) that had a “hand brake” with a pedal instead of a lever.

  10. Grupa 1408 says:

    You realise that some cars (Hunday Santa Fe i.e.) have the handbrake as a third pedal. So that is not so incorrect.

  11. knallbi says:

    i learned to drive in a mercedes that had a pedal instead of a lever…

    57th btw ;)

    • abstract says:

      true, and they call it an e-brake…not a handbrake

      • Alex-X-x says:

        E like RAPEbrake!

      • Loz says:

        What does this ‘e’ stand for? I’m glad they don’t have them on manual cars, otherwise we’d have 4 pedals to deal with.

        • McFail says:

          I understood it to mean emergency break but I could be wrong.

          • McFail says:

            *brake (sorry)

            • Loz says:

              Why emergency?! It is used for parking, you’re not supposed to jam it on in an emergency!

              • fluffy says:

                Actually, the emergency brake was originally built as an emergency brake, in case of a failure of the regular brake. The modern brakes are so reliable that w e rarely use the emergency brake in emergencies.

                • Hee Haw says:

                  I can vouch for that. The brakes on my ‘83(?) Fuego died, along with most of the rest of the car, some 14 years ago. I was pulling up to a stoplight in rush-hour traffic, and my hand brake kept me from running into the car in front of me. It also came in quite handy after my friend and I pushed the car past the top of the hill, and I used it to pull into somebody’s driveway, halfway down the hill.
                  I love you, hand brake!

        • androgynous says:

          E-brake… “The parking brake”
          Short for emergency brake.

          And know the copy/paste trick!

          “The purpose of the emergency brake is to provide a fully-mechanical means of applying this stopping pressure as an alternative to the conventional braking system. On some vehicles, the emergency brake can be found as an added pedal to the far left of the driver’s foot well; on other vehicles, it can be found as a lever located in the centre console or along side the driver seat. When we employ the emergency brake, a complex array of levers and cables applies the braking pressure in a manner that is directly connected to our physical effort. It is a secondary, but more direct, braking means to the conventional hydraulic system.”

          I really don’t know about cars. *embarrassed*

  12. D-Mac says:

    That picture was taken on BC Ferries! I ride them all the time! :D

    [It's like when they mention your home town at at rock concert, mindless pandering but you still eat it up.]

  13. Guy Over Yonder says:

    What part of “foot” do you not recognize!?

  14. sj says:

    Older Fords had foot operated hand brakes, too. This is just ignorance.

  15. Matador says:

    The funny part is, if they had placed a more accurate picture it probably would have still ended up as a fail for looking like a hand around a phallus (FAILLus?).

  16. kjnfsdjksdak says:

    in a lot of cars, you engage the hand brake with your foot, so it makes sense to have that picture. they call it a hand brake because that’s how you release it.

  17. RogueThree says:

    That could be a hand pushing it for all we know…

  18. BirthfParadise says:

    I spy a pokeball.

  19. tezz says:

    I drove a car in Japan and the hand brake/park brake was actually a foot pedal. Only one car so I’m not sure – but maybe they all have that over there?

  20. dilettante says:

    This sounds like a personal problem.

  21. Bsvbb says:

    In the previous century, some old cars (before 70s) had hand brake as a peddle. I know an old Mercedes (1970s) had 4 pedals :)

  22. Mario. says:

    Mercedes cars don’t have a handbrake. Instead they have a parking brake which is the fourth, the leftmost pedal, directly at the wall. So, no fail fo me.

  23. Idontknowwhy says:

    Really no need for the e-brake cause those are automatic transmission instructions. Chances of coming out of park are pretty slim, but can happen. I know alot of the older automatic transmission cars I’ve had, the emergency brake was rarely if ever used and 90% of the time once you applied the brake it would stick. And most of the time I’d have to take the wheel and drum off and see why it was not releasing the brake. It’s a good idea to make sure your brake is in good working order, I was with my buddy a couple weeks ago and his mastercylinder failed he went to hit the brakes for a stoplight at the bottom of a hill and his pedal went straight to the floor. Luckily he acted quickly and found the e-brake pedal on the first shot, props to him because it is up high and if you’re not used to locating it in a panic situation you’ll probably miss it. Best to hold the release lever open and then apply the brakes, you won’t want to slam on the brake because more than likely you’ll just skid and probably not stop in time. ok im done

  24. barba says:

    you know the new Passat has a “hand break” which is triggered by a button, to push that button you have to press the foot break !

  25. adam says:

    lol good one for BC ferrys, someone should email them.

  26. rijst says:

    some cars use “handbrakes” that need to be pressed with your foot.
    example: Citroen XM

  27. Maverickh18 says:

    I actually have a hand break (e-break) that you set with your foot.

  28. Eppi says:

    I don’t get the fail. The handbrake in my Mercedes works like that (;

  29. n01 says:

    This is from BC ferries. They smoke hella weed in BC.

  30. kdgirl says:

    haha, BC ferries FTW

  31. ferries says:

    Interesting placement of the hand brake over there – might explain some of the crazy driving.

  32. Ian says:

    The old handbrakes used to be pressed by the foot, an extra pedal.

  33. Boyah says:

    Woot? What are you all talking about? Doesn’t evenyone have hands like that? My mom told me SHE was the different one, not I…

  34. gage is sexy says:

    *masturbates* who wants white manjuce

  35. I love Gay - More women for me says:

    Hmmmm my Mercedes S Klasse has one of these “Hand” Breakes

  36. bob says:

    many cars have hand brakes pedals,including are’s and its a 2003 model ford expedition

  37. 73n5h1 says:

    You people are all idiots… If you use your hand to engage it, it can be called a “handbrake” (not break either). If your foot is used, then it should be called a “parking brake”. “Parking brake” is universal for both types, “handbrake” is not.

    Also, think outside the box… people are saying that if it were shaped like a handbrake, penis jokes would ensue and it would be more of a fail. Then don’t change the picture… change the words to “Use parking brake.”

    • Chris says:

      Your the idiot. Handbrakes are used for, not only parking but also drifting, and some vehicles are pedal or lever activated. Stupid.

  38. Chris says:

    You know, in some vehicles the handbrake is in the form of a pedal. Try a GMC Vandura. Its an example of that.


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