| I sort of guessed something was wrong when I parked on a steep hill, put the handbrake full on and promptly rolled backwards. |
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| The centre armrest is attached to the handbrake which is a neat idea and it opens up to reveal storage space for a mobile phone. |
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| The steering wheel, automatic transmission selector and handbrake are leather-wrapped and door pulls are finished in satin chrome. |
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| He told how he was stopped behind a tipper truck with his handbrake on when he heard brakes screeching. |
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| The van did a handbrake U-turn and was soon headed back to Surfer's Paradise. |
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| For some reason he doesn't like burnouts, wheelies and handbrake slides into our street. |
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| An original touch, however, is the shovel-grip handbrake, which saves space as well as feeling quite butch. |
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| The handbrake has been moved to the dash, creating a sort of walk-through space for small kids and improving access. |
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| The handbrake looks very out of place and somewhat flimsy compared to the rest of the interior. |
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| I also took a while to adjust to the fascia-mounted gearstick and the right side-mounted handbrake but eventually accustomed myself to them. |
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| Pulling up the handbrake at stopstreets and traffic lights is mandatory and if you don't you fail. |
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| He tried to grab the steering wheel but my hands were so stiff he couldn't move it so he put the handbrake on and knocked it out of gear. |
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| Ground clearance is 205 mm and special features include a newly designed rear tailgate, a dash-mounted handbrake and a CD player as standard. |
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| For no clear reason, the handbrake is a lever of the kind that copiously sweating pilots in films use to bring their planes out of nosedives. |
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| Policemen allegedly pursued looting suspects, leaving the handbrake off and the vehicle out of gear. |
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| Fortunately, the driver was able to stop the vehicle using the handbrake and nobody was hurt. |
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| Someone released the handbrake, causing the vehicle to roll down the hill and hit two parked cars. |
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| The gear lever and handbrake fit snugly between the two seats and the indicators and switches are easy to reach. |
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| I didn't like the electric handbrake, it was very confusing and the digital speedo is difficult to read. |
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| The controls work satisfactorily, though the handbrake placing is best suited for LHD cars. |
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| There was no physical act on the part of D which caused the injury but rather an omission, i.e. his failure to apply the handbrake. |
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| Shift into reverse, disengage the handbrake, release the pressure on the clutch. |
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| Got a way to go on the muscle memory, but I was merrily pootling around, changing gears, reversing, the odd handbrake turn, etc. |
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| For the man who made his money from motor cars, it is tantamount to performing a handbrake turn. |
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| He had stopped on the slope, applied the handbrake and left the tractor to clear a blockage in the attached baler, leaving the engine running. |
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| He would accelerate, then pull the handbrake up and then he would have to keep really good control of the steering wheel as the car spun round. |
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| In several quick, smooth movements, he had taken off the handbrake, shifted the gears and pulled the car out of the parking spot. |
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| The operation of the handbrake, steering, brake and clutch oozes quality, and the fittings are impressive. |
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| She pulls the handbrake, but being her, doesn't pull it on harder enough. |
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| As change agents we need his power, otherwise it is like pushing a car with the handbrake on, rather than turning the ignition. |
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| With the Visual Leather Pack the upgraded interior benefits from fascia inserts, and a leather-covered steering wheel, gear lever gaiter, handbrake cover and gaiter. |
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| The gamepad behaved exactly as you'd expect, with left analogue stick assigned to steering and the face buttons assigned to accelerate, brake, handbrake and view change. |
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| He used to go spare if anyone applied a handbrake without pressing the button on the end of the arm as he considered it the height of laziness to just pull the arm. |
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| For further adrenaline pumping action, the power slides and handbrake turns, on the specially constructed handling stage, are enough to take anyone's breath away. |
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| Before setting the tractor wheel mark eradicator, apply the handbrake, switch off the tractor's engine and withdraw the ignition key. |
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| Coordinating leather door panel inserts, armrests, handbrake and gearshift gaiter. |
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| When pushing the scooter with the drive uncoupled the handbrake levers with the parking brake function must be used. |
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| There are FrontCam settings in order to connect to the handbrake and tachometer. |
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| But they did not so much take their foot off the gas as apply the handbrake, turn off the engine and throw the key out of the window. |
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| The handbrake, lights, indicators, automatic gears, or windscreen wipers can easily be operated via a single system. |
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| Apply the handbrake, switch the tractor engine off and remove the ignition key. |
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| Bad: A television facility is designated as an unavailable function while the vehicle is in motion as detected by a handbrake position sensor. |
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| Care should be taken when operating the handbrake lever due to the forces involved in engaging the ratchet mechanism. |
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| The free end of the handbrake lever must be smoothly rounded or covered in such a manner as to prevent it from presenting a hazard. |
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| The driver has enough time for changing from brake to accelerator pedal without using the handbrake. |
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| Someone needs to grab the handbrake, which is why I voted against Mrs Roure's report. |
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| When you were talking about the Desertec project, I had the feeling that the handbrake was on to some extent. |
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| Three prisoners had to be treated for smoke inhalation after an absent-minded prison van driver left the handbrake on while he was taking them to court yesterday. |
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| Rob Hirst, an inspector with the Health and Safety Executive, found that the handbrake on the tractor was not working effectively when he arrived at the scene. |
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| It has a punchy 1.6 litre petrol engine and lots of useful gadgets, including an electric handbrake and automatic lights and wipers, as well as lots of useful storage space. |
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| He would rive along the track for a few yards then do a handbrake turn to turn around and then go down and do the same again, going back and fore. |
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| Where the driver has to operate the ramp, the procedures on leaving his cabin are not always formalised, but usually the handbrake must be applied, the engine turned off, the cash box closed and the cabin door closed. |
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| The AA asked 2,000 drivers to identify symbols such as the handbrake warning light, full beam headlight, engine oil pressure and rear fog light. |
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| Other equipment includes a sport seat, plus both a back-pedal brake and a handbrake which ensure optimal deceleration. |
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| Show-off Shaun Mills left his friends in fear for their lives by doing handbrake turns in a lighthouse car park. |
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| I know what he means by features – the mesh on the seats, the padded square that stood for a handbrake, the oddment stowage – but I never got to the bottom of what he meant by stuff. |
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| The driver will be able to watch video once the handbrake is pulled. |
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| Well now New Labour has performed a bio-fuel handbrake turn as a result of a report from Professor Ed Gallagher, of the Renewable Fuel Agency. |
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| During one day, master all the techniques of driving and learn all the secrets of skid control, power slides and handbrake turns, next to a profesional instructor fully dedicated to you! |
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| The vehicle must be in its normal ride attitude and either securely mounted on raised supports or at rest on a flat surface with the handbrake on. |
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| It activates as soon as the rear handbrake is activated. |
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| The automaker is recalling the vehicles for inspection and preventive repair for a probable faulty handbrake mechanism. |
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| Other components, such as the handbrake button, load anchoring eyebolts, space ball and steering wheel badge are tested for contact allergens and meet the EU directive for nickel leakage from jewellery. |
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| The court heard that the handbrake had been fully applied moments before the crash, but it is not known who applied it. |
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| Can I turn now to your handbrake turn on SIPPs, where you have prohibited all investment in residential property. |
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| After tanking among Latino voters in November, the Republicans are executing a drastic handbrake turn on immigration policy that leaves Mr Bush well placed to take advantage. |
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| The cabin also lacks a handbrake, freeing space between the front seats for a large storage bin. |
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| Ryan Swift, 12, who witnessed the tragedy in Walkden, said the driver was doing handbrake turns to impress a group of girls. |
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| Ashley Morris had been arrested after doing a handbrake turn, then almost knocking down a police officer as he tried to get away. |
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| Alastair performed a handbrake turn to squeeze his classic Mini into a gap measuring just 34cm longer than the car. |
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| The truck literally does a handbrake turn and drives back towards her before stopping in the middle of the road to harass this poor woman. |
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| Even the center console, dashboard, and door trims glisten in black, while the three-spoke sports steering wheel, the gear lever, the handbrake grip, and the roof lining are clothed in non-slip black Alcantara. |
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| The 15-year-old is accused of driving at nearly twice the speed limit and attempting a handbrake turn in a built up area. |
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| We drove across country in three and a half days with only a handbrake. |
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| A judge told Darren Conway, 32, he was suspending the six-month jail term because he pleaded guilty and expressed remorse for not fully engaging his handbrake. |
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| The leather-dressed steering wheel and handbrake also feature white stitching, as do the gear stick gaiter and unique, double-stitched floor mats. |
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| Black roof lining, a perforated leather steering wheel with red stitching, leather handbrake, silver kick plates and steel pedals are also included. |
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| The unique 'gb-10' logo also features in the headrests of the Rosso red, heated leather seats and the use of leather extends to the door panels, kneepad and handbrake gaitor. |
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| And although he was not even in the Mercedes Sprinter at the time, Matheeb Iqbal is accused of driving carelessly by failing to put the handbrake on properly. |
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| A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy was critically ill in hospital today after he tried to stop a car which had started rolling backwards when he loosened the handbrake. |
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| Nevertheless, Rangers, hitherto wary of compromising any Champions League involvement, have now performed a handbrake turn and come out in support of such an arrangement. |
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| Banned driver Stephen Brown ignored the snow and ice when he pulled a 180-degree handbrake turn in full view of officers sitting in a marked patrol car. |
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| The 60 second ad winds up with a 500 Abarth performing some raucous driving and tyre-screeching stunts, including a handbrake turn through an intersection. |
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| Cops are also stepping up a school awareness campaign that warns about the dangers of handbrake turns, figures-of-eight and other stunts in residential areas. |
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| While there were some great characters in the show, the fillers, with cars doing doughnuts, handbrake turns, and motorbikes doing wheelies was unfair. |
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| The vehicle expert told Solicitor General Lesley Thomson QC that although the primary brake, the foot brake, has an anti-lock or ABS system, the handbrake does not. |
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