An unfortunate traveler’s journey got off to the worst possible start when the electronic handbrake failed and their car sank into a lake.
Pictures document the sad chain of events that resulted in a Ford Focus estate crashing into a lake earlier this week as the summer break began at Parkdean Resort in Newquay, Cornwall.
Yesterday, August 2, mechanics from Fourwinds Garage were summoned to the scene at the well-known resort, which has eight vacation parks spread around the nation.
Later, a resort employee claimed that the car’s “faulty electronic handbrake” was what actually caused it to slide into the lake.
Fortunately, when the automobile slid into the lake, nobody was wounded.
The automobile was almost entirely submerged when local mechanics arrived, and images of the full vehicle recovery were taken.
A mechanic is shown in one picture standing up to his waist in the water next to the submerged vehicle.
In another, mechanics and park employees watch as the car is recovered using an Eastrac tow truck.
The machine is a specialised recovery vehicle, which is designed to recover cars and other vehicles from hard to reach areas.
It has caterpillar tracks that allow it to easily grab uneven ground so that it may be hauled over obstacles.
According to a worker at the Mitchell garage, “An unfortunate vacationer had an electronic handbrake fail.
Fourwinds Garage was dispatched by the AA to use our Eastrac to fish the car out of the water at Whiteacres Holiday Park.
A resort staffer said, “The car rolled as a result of a malfunctioning electronic handbrake.
The owners handled the situation admirably, remained composed, and expressed gratitude that no one was wounded.
In recently produced automobiles, electronic handbrakes are becoming increasingly prevalent.
Everyone will recognise the familiar lever used to put the brakes on when a car is parked, but it is becoming more common to see a small button in its place to activate or deactivate the brakes.
A control unit and a button that, when pressed, activates and deactivates the brake pads, causing them to close and stop the automobile, respectively, make up an electronic handbrake.
Two motors included within the electronic handbrake operate a device attached to the brake callipers.
Because the driver cannot pull a lever to modulate the brake intensity, this technology provides the driver a far more potent brake but can also be more challenging to handle.
According to experts, electronic handbrakes are more stable than traditional levers and take up less room inside the automobile. Many cars also now come with a built in control function, which keeps a car automatically still on steep roads and allows the driver to
However, there are typical problems that might lead to a handbrake failure, such low system voltage or an open fuse that can disrupt the system.
A locked handbrake, which can occur after a breakdown or if the battery runs out, is one of the primary problems. It becomes difficult to release the brake to drive the automobile if the control unit isn’t powered.
The rear brake pads need to be replaced, among other things. To do the work on electronic handbrakes, an expert and specialized diagnostics instruments are needed.