> I have a young family member who was taught exactly the opposite -- setting the parking brake was "harmful" to the car somehow and not to do it. I knew a fri

> I have a young family member who was taught exactly the opposite -- setting the parking brake was "harmful" to the car somehow and not to do it. I knew a friend who was also convinced of this somehow. It seems to be a common myth that it’s an “emergency” brake despite the car manual and drivers ed calling it a parking brake and stating it should be used each time, even on an automatic.