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Question about car brakes

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00I do not include "worn brakes" because a car can have new brakes and still the brake pedal can go to the car floor (brake adjustment needed).0-
  

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02br 02br 01font 00I would like to know whether the following terms mean all the same:02font 02br 02br 01font 00a) soft pedal on the brakes02font 00 When you push it, it goes down too easily. 02br 02br 01font 00b) low pedal on the brakes02font 00 Sounds like you pushed it down to the floor, and it never came all the way back up again. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 02br 02br 01font 00I would like to know whether the following terms mean all the same:02font 02br 02br 01font 00a) soft pedal on the brakes02font 00 When you push it, it goes down too easily.
  • 02br 02br 01font 00b) low pedal on the brakes02font 00 Sounds like you pushed it down to the floor, and it never came all the way back up again.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Here are my brief thoughts, but please note that I know more about English than I do about brakes.02br
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01font00I would like to know whether the following terms mean all the same:02font02br
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0 I think "long brakes" could be used with bicycles, because when one has a bicycle with long brakes, the bicycle does not brake fast and can squirm. Something similar can occur when a car has a soft or mushy brake pedal.02br
00"Soft pedal" is also usually used to describe promoting an opinion or idea (to go about something lightly). 0-
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