Your Car’s Parking Brake: A Vital Safety Feature

Anh Tuan, owner of a Hyundai H100 truck used for transporting vegetables at Long Bien Market in Hanoi, still vividly remembers the day he nearly caused an accident due to negligence with his parking brake. After loading watermelons from a fruit stand on Nguyen Van Linh Street, he parked his truck on a gentle slope on Ngo Gia Tu Street to pick up more goods. In his haste, he forgot to engage the parking brake. The truck slowly started rolling down the hill while he was still inside the store.

A Hyundai H100 truck parked on a slope

Fortunately, a passerby noticed and shouted a warning. Anh Tuan rushed out, jumped into the truck, and slammed on the brakes, narrowly averting a serious accident. From that day forward, he has never forgotten the importance of the parking brake for his own safety and the safety of others.