Brakes are your vehicle's most important safety system. Under normal conditions, a driver exerts about 70 pounds of force on the brake pedal (about the same amount of effort it takes to bite into a ...

The process works because liquids are incompressible, and the density remains almost unchanged even during pressure and temperature rises. However, the fluid must retain its properties at all ...

There are a lot of opaque initialisms associated with cars that can be confusing when you see them on a spec sheet or a badge right on the vehicle. One such example is ABS, which has nothing to do ...

Most people may not know it, but in many modern cars, the brakes aren't actually connected the way they used to be. Nowadays, pressing the pedal doesn't always mean you're pushing brake fluid through ...

Brake fluid is essential for your car, but it doesn't last forever. Here's how long it takes for an open bottle of brake fluid to start degrading.

To most drivers, an oil change, a fresh oil filter, maybe some new spark plugs, and a quick tire check is enough car maintenance. Fair enough — but when did your brake fluid last cross your mind? You ...

"I stepped on the brakes near a curve," Eddie H. said. "And nothing happened." 03 March 2020, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart: A car mechanic changes the brake disc of a Range Rover Evoque in a garage.

Emergency stopping situations occur on roads daily due to a lack of driver attention or sudden braking events. In these circumstances, drivers often need help applying their brakes quickly enough or ...

Anyone who says regulation stifles innovation clearly knows as little about business as they do about motorsport. Necessity is the mother of invention, and every rule ever made to slow cars down has ...

Our friends at RideApart discussed the possibility of a system like this being implemented in motorcycles. Indeed, it would offer a far more sophisticated braking experience and a smaller brake design ...