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On 2004-11-04 09:04, FEandGoingBroke wrote:
Fender Skirts ---days gone by

When did we quit calling them "emergency brakes?" At some point "parking brake" became the proper term. But I miss the hint of drama that went with "emergency brake."

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I believe this changed with the introduction of the dual master cyl.
The powers that be figured that with the split brake system the chance of both the front and rear brakes failing at the same time was very remote and the remaining system would stop the vehicle in an emergency. Then started calling the "emergency brake" the "parking brake".
I would think that they also didn't want anyone to think their new vehicles were so poor that they would need an "emergency brake"
[addsig]