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I have, they're tiny shoes and it'll lock up your rear wheels at best.

I would suggest that anybody reading NOT try this unless you have a quite large and empty lot with no public access. Pay close attention, they are not called Emergency Brakes, they are called Parking Brakes.

The stated purpose of these brakes are to ensure your car wont roll away while parked. Anybody with a manual transmission knows the ritual of shifting into 1 or Reverse and turning their wheels toward the curb while parked even while the parking brake is engaged.

They won't serve you in an emergency. Here's Mitch Hedberg on "Emergency brake": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMKV1B0vuI8



They are smaller shoes. You could lock them up, but you could also modulate it (success depends on the type and user experience). Instead of a joke, here's some actual information.

https://www.nationwide.com/lc/resources/auto-insurance/artic...




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