Cautionary tale people

[zildjian]

Apply handbrake

[rubberrat]

We had a history of driveway escapees at our other house with the slopey driveway.

Found my classic VW back end in the hedge across the road one morning after it snuck off in the night. Woke to a tractor beeping its horn at 6am.

VW T5 rolled back after my wife came home in it, unfortunatrly dragging her with it. Camper had some steering turn set so missed most solid things and again ended up blocking the road. My wife suffered a back injury though.


Ready to leave one morning and my neighbours Discovery was across our drive, that had crept off in the dead of night from his drive.

Maybe poltetgeists... maybe just bad driving skills.

[zildjian]

A VW camper made its way off overnight and collided with (now moved) neighbour

[rubberrat]

I think they just get restless..

[zildjian]

No I think I left the brake off is all

[lamp-it]

So is this thread brought to us benefit of parking brake manufacturers everywhere

confess I've not applied a kick brake before now and had to run to catch up with an escaping vehicle

[sabconsulting]

Luckily all my cars have am upright waggly lever thing between the two front seats and this seems to keep them from straying when I'm not looking.



Steve.

[lamp-it]

And its that handbrake button gets knocked when I reach over and retrieve something from passenger footwell. can easily see how brake can get released still