suicide lane n.— «If a driver coming toward you in the other inside lane has to come to a sudden stop, his throwing his weight on the brake pedal will tend to make him twist his steering wheel so that his car veers into your lane. That’s...
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...