> I slammed on the brakes, pulled the emergency brake, and threw the car into park. I stopped with less than an inch between me and the train. Something has to

> I slammed on the brakes, pulled the emergency brake, and threw the car into park. I stopped with less than an inch between me and the train. Something has to be very wrong with your car if this is required. The emergency brake is just an element of the regular brakes, and the parking pawl is laughably flimsy (it shouldn't engage anyway, it should just skip loudly over the detents if you try to throw the transmission into park while moving). All you should ever need to do is stand on the brakes. Try to put that pedal through the floor. Don't waste time reaching for transmission levers or emergency brakes, keep both hands on the wheel to maintain control and use your foot to provide maximum stopping power. If your regular brakes are the limit, something is very wrong. Your tires should be the stopping limit.