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He Blew the Whistle on DOGE. Then His Brakes Were Cut (www.wired.com)
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[–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

"As he approached a stop sign at an intersection, his car wouldn’t slow down. He ran off the road and into the sign."

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    I read the article. I am looking at the picture they used for the article.

    For clarity, your parking brake is often (not always especially not on newer cars - especially with the advent of electronic parking brakes) a braided cable.

    Your regular car brakes (attached to your brake pedal) are a hydraulically actuated system so the brake lines that were cut were actual brake hoses filled with fluid, not a brake cable.

    This is what a cut brake line looks like:

    https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2020/10/21/YCOY32GHCFGYFNORXHEEOJZ6RA.jpg?w=1024&h=670

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