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Brand new car rolls through beachside home after driver reportedly forgets handbrake (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why didn't the transmission lock stop it? You shouldn't need a hand brake for your car not to roll. There's a transmission and an entire big-ass engine to stop free movement. Did they forget to put it in park too?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It was four wheel drive, so it may have been a manual transmission for off-roading, which would be fairly common in those parts. The fact that it was brand new suggests the possibility that they didn't realize a manual can roll on a steep incline if the handbrake isn't engaged (of course it could also have simply been left in neutral, regardless of the transmission type).