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I'm unsure of your location but by your question and the cars you listed I assume you drive on the right. Both the cars you listed are made by in countries that drive on the left i.e. Japan & UK. I live in the UK and drive a Skoda Octavia (basically a VW Jetta / Golf Audi A3 etc) this has the handbrake to the left of centre (i.e. closer to my passenger seat.) with the centre arm rest in place this makes it difficult to apply the handbrake. However for the majority of drivers of these cars i.e. who drive on the right this is easier. As a previous answer stated it is more cost effective the have a single handbrake position than change it with left or right hand drive models.So that if the driver collapses the passenger can stop the car.
Umm well because where would you put it to the right side?? they put it in the middle so it is high up and easily accessible. Also if the driver say has heart attack the passenger can stop the car safely.
Its probably because these cars where originaly designed for their home market .They both drive on the left so the drivers sit on the right side thus making it easier to pull on the handbrake.
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So that both the passengar can also use it in case of emergency when driver is unable to do so.is haveing a red light in the grill of my truck illegal in ohio?
Most cars I've been in have the handbrake in the middle, not on either side.All wheel drive vs 4 wheel drive!?
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what santa said . i know that mopars are normaly on the left side
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Car manufactures produce both right hand and left hand steering models.It makes economic sense to have the handbrake in the middle to suit both types of car.
Just a calculation of cost per unit (car).
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the handbrake is most o the time in the middle of the car never been in a car where the handbrake was on the passenger side that would be a little bit difficult when have to place it on and take it off againwhy so many gears on a tractor trailer?
Mainly for ease of manufacture, if its in the middle it will not need extra engineering from left to right hand drive cars, although some cars that are made for a specific market like a Japanese car that's made for the Japanese right hand drive market is designed with no regard for left hand drive production, you find Japanese and British cars indicator stocks are on different side than every other car, because they are designed to be operated if your hand was on the gear stick, the first Mercedes built specifically for RHD was in 2001 e class, previously even the drivers arm rest was on the passengers seat, and the bonnet pull on the left lots of subtle differences direction that the wipers clear the screen there's loadsi am thinking of buying my son a garminc510 sat nav.is it a good buy.?
Every car I've been in where the "hand brake" wasn't a pedal under the dashboard it was between the front seats. As many people have already said, one benefit is that either the passenger or the driver can use it in an emergency. Another benefit is that the center of most cars is generally an easy place to run the cables back to the rear wheels, because they can be run next to the driveshaft in a rear wheel drive car or the exhaust in a front wheel drive. Either way there is usually a tunnel running back from the engine compartment in which there is more than enough room for one or two little cables. If some cars have the brake between the front seats but closer to the passenger side, it would most likely be because they were originally designed for the driver to be on the right (where the brake handle would be closer to the driver), and when they changed the cars for foreign markets (like the US) where we drive on the opposite side, it was determined that the location of the handbrake was still usable from the driver's seat and therefore they didn't have to spend more money moving it (as long as the driver can use it easily, it doesn't need to be changed. If the driver can't easily use it, the manufacturer would be flagged by organizations like Consumer Reports and the DOT because in an emergency the handbrake needs to be easily used by the driver in the position they normally sit in while driving). They could simply use the same floorpan they already had rather than retooling, or at least they needed to do less retooling and use the existing handbrake assembly rather than having to buy two different assemblies. This makes sense because in manufacturing it costs more to make two different parts than it does to make twice as many of just one part. I hope this helps.Jeep Wrangler Steering Column Bearing?
one reason why the put the hand brake in the center is because in the event of a brake failure both your feet are occupied and if your paying attention you can apply the emergancy brake with a hand. also reduced cost of manufacturing. and, believe it or not its easier to see if its applied so stupid people dont drive off with it applied, but in america it happens often, very often. but you also half to remember not all american vehicles use a hand e-brake, trucks still have a foot operated e-brake next to the drivers left foot or a hand operated e-brake next to the drivers right knee....How much does a remote control starter cost installed?
My guess would be that it makes it accessible to the passenger in case of an emergency, plus it eases conversion between left and right hand drive models.That said, I own a Toyota Previa (an old one) and that has the handbrake beside the driver's door.
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