To: The Tennessee State House, The Tennessee State Senate, and Governor Bill Lee
Tennessee Hand Brake Test
Stop, the obsolete brake test at testing stations in the state of Tennessee. Parking (Hand) brakes are not designed to withstand the acceleration of an automobile according to car manufacturers. This test may damage a car braking system the vehicle has too much horse power to restrain a vehicle from moving forward without applying the foot brake.
Why is this important?
The automobile testing station for auto plates and yearly stickers test the car brakes by applying the parking (hand) brake of the car. The parking brakes according to the manufactureres are not designed to hold the car while accelerating the engine. It is designed to hold the automobile in place after parking. The tester ask you to accelerate while the parking brake is engaged which may cause damage to your brake system