Shades of Fred Flintstone !!

[JDgreen]

If the guy knew ahead of time that he had no brakes ...... this wasn't a panic situation and he should have either figured out a way to stop before he started or not driven at all !!!!!

I once drove 350 miles on a Sunday (because nothing was open to get repairs and I had to be at work on Monday) using only the parking/emergency brake. Young, crazy, stupid, but very careful and I made it without a problem.

And you know what? I bet a lot of cars and trucks on the road have the parking/emergency brakes rusted so they don't work because people NEVER USE THEM. When is the last time you actually stepped on the parking brake pedal or pulled the lever to operate the brake? Yeah, right. I operate the ones in our vehicles 6 times a year to be sure the cable isn't frozen up.