Yeah, I get ya, but like I said, kinda hard to avoid in a new vehicle nowadays. All the vehicles we tested before deciding on the MDX had electronic parking brakes. FWIW, I prefer old fashioned hand brakes too, like in my STI
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Btw, e-brake to me, always stood for emergency brake, which also doubles as a parking brake. Manual operation before, but now electronic. E-brake referring to "electronic" brakes is confusing when you don't know what the person is referring to.