# Don’t forget to set your parking brake

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/don-t-forget-to-set-your-parking-brake/14072>\
**Category:** GEM Forum\
**Created:** [July 7, 2018, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/don-t-forget-to-set-your-parking-brake/14072 "2018-07-07T17:10:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![grantwest](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/grantwest/32/15_2.png) [@grantwest](https://community.electricforum.com/u/grantwest)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/don-t-forget-to-set-your-parking-brake/14072/1 "2018-07-07T17:10:31Z")

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My buddy’s kids were using his Gem for the 4th of July weekend. He lives atop a steep driveway. “Some one” forgot to set the parking brake and the car rolled backwards down the steep driveway and into a Tree! Oops!

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/electricforum/original/2X/2/2f164b703998d8a28164d23c831a5947ec7c4b02.jpeg) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/electricforum/original/2X/b/b3dd03a5b300fb5b5a1108162048b030b2a9d2f5.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Inwo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/inwo/32/1067_2.png) [@Inwo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Inwo)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/don-t-forget-to-set-your-parking-brake/14072/2 "2018-07-07T17:26:01Z")

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Sell it to someone who only turns left. It’s fine!

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**Author:** ![diymatt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/diymatt/32/1822_2.png) [@diymatt](https://community.electricforum.com/u/diymatt)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/don-t-forget-to-set-your-parking-brake/14072/3 "2018-07-07T22:13:31Z")

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so much plastic carnage.