brake pedal

Floor-mounted decelerator

A brake pedal is the foot-operated lever in a vehicle that activates the brakes.

Pressing it slows or stops the car.

In vehicles with manual transmission, the brake pedal sits between the clutch and accelerator; in automatics, it's left of the gas pedal.

She slammed on the brake pedal to avoid the deer.

mechanism

hydraulics

Study of pressurized liquids

actuator · pressure · modulation · travel · resistance · pivot · spring · pushrod · fluid · booster

driving action

deceleration

Decrease in speed

modulation · heel-toe · pumping · feathering

braking system

calipers

Adjustable-jaw measuring device

  • rotorsSpinning airfoil assemblies
  • discsFlat circular objects
  • padsCushioned protective layers

drums · ABS · traction control · bleeding

components

accelerator

Speed control mechanism

mounting bracket

traffic situations

red light

Traffic control meaning halt

yield · school zone · speed bump · traffic jam · parking · emergency stop · tailgating · rear-end collision

Categories
Opposites
vehicle acceleration control

brake pedalgas pedal

Vehicle acceleration control

accelerator · throttle · throttle pedal · gas · pedal to the metal

Family

brake, pedal, pedestrian, brakes, pedals, foot pedal, braking, braked, pedaled

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G