TOM: She's wrong. So enjoy this opportunity to gloat. RAY: The reason you pumped the brakes in the days before anti-lock braking systems was to try to prevent your wheels from locking up and skidding.

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A burnout is pretty easy to do, but it's a lot easier with a line-lock. A line-lock allows you to lock the front brakes independently of the rear brakes, so the car stays put while the tires smolder.

An anti-lock braking system is designed to prevent a car's wheels from locking up and skidding, even when maximum braking power is being applied. This has several benefits, the most prominent of which ...

Cop-lock is a relatively new in-car security device on the market, and one we've been testing at CarAdvice over the past couple of weeks. Designed by former Victoria Police sergeant Bob Lycoudis, ...