Is it possible to drive with a parking brake on? I was driving, and then all of a sudden my brakes failed (I was going about 50 mph). I swerved off the road and went into a ditch. If I had ...

Dear Car Talk: Is it possible to drive with a parking brake on? I was driving, and then all of a sudden my brakes failed (I was going about 50 mph). I swerved off the road and went into a ditch. If I ...

Some say always use the handbrake, others argue it's not necessary unless you're on a slope. What do you do? I want to hear ...

Kia Motors, fresh off the New York auto show debut of its new Optima sedan, will continue to partner with BRAKES (Be Responsible And Keep Everyone Safe) teen driving school in 2015 to offer free ...

SUAMICO -- A video recorded on a Wisconsin highway shows a driver engaging in dangerous behavior. It's called "brake checking," and can trigger deadly crashes. The video was posted to Facebook and ...

Dear Tom and Ray: Twice now, I have left a late-evening rehearsal without releasing the parking brake on my 2007 Toyota Corolla Matrix, and driven 10 miles home (50 ...

When I was in high school, my car brakes gave out on me while driving down a hill. My memories of the incident are hazy—I remember it as a few seconds that stretched on forever: frantically stomping ...

We’ve all been brake-checked at one time or another. Brake checking refers to the notion that a car ahead of you will pump on its brakes to try and send you a signal. Presumably, the signal primarily ...

KNOCK IT OFF! It's stupid and dangerous. I see it all the time now, mostly with younger people (<30). I have no idea when you're braking, changing lanes (cause God forbid you use your turn signal too) ...