The crash of a runaway train in Quebec is calling attention to the crucial role of hand brakes in keeping tank cars out of harm's way. The estimated number of hand brakes that must be applied on rail ...

The parking brake (or hand brake) holds one or more brakes continuously in the applied position. The parking brake employs the regular drum brakes on the rear wheel. Instead of hydraulic pressure, ...

Call it as you may wish, but the electric hand brake or the electronic parking brake is an innovation that helped manufacturers save space inside the cabin and allowed designers to further enhance the ...

In my job, I see every day how small, practical ideas can change the way we work. A pole that enables train crews to set and release hand brakes from the ground is a perfect example. Rod Doerr ...

Disc brakes resemble hand brakes on a bicycle, where pulling on the brake lever forces a plier-like device to squeeze rubber blocks against the rim of the wheel to stop the car. Drum brakes are a ...

While commuter bicycles can generally get by with a rear-wheel-only coaster brake, mountain and cyclocross bikes require both front and rear brakes - along with the hand levers used to activate them.