Then one puts one's feet on thefootbrakeand the accelerator, one presses the forward button and the vehicle accelerates away.
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Unless one drives on one'sfootbrake, which is unusual, then it is not a nuisance.
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The hand brake is instead intended for use in case of mechanical failure where the regularfootbrakeis inoperable or compromised.
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Thefootbrakeused a hydraulic control mechanism and operated on all four wheels.
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For the first time thefootbrakeoperated, still using a cable linkage, on all four wheels, and the suspension system was also reworked.
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Thefootbrakesystem moved to drums on the rear axle in 1913.
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Thefootbrakeoperated mechanically on the drive shaft while a cable operated handbrake applied stopping power to the rear wheels.
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Thefootbrakeoperated on all four wheels via a hydraulic control mechanism.
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Brakes were on all wheels but at first the front brakes were operated by the handbrake and the rear by thefootbrake, becoming fully coupled in 1930.
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