dead-man brake
n.— «Cars have been built with brake pedals.…We have built-in hand-braking controls and so-called “dead-man” brake controls.» —“Suggestion for Relocation Of Accelerator Shows Many Plans Tried” by Herbert Chase New York Times Aug. 3, 1941. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
A listener has a suggestion for a word “a state of dread” or “not wanting something to happen,” and that word is unticipation. This is part of a complete episode.
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