a dual braking arrangement is provided for a vehicle whereby setting the hand brake will not affect the positioning of the foot - brake pedal and conversely the actuation of the foot - brake pedal will not affect the positioning of the hand - brake lever . a split linkage is provided whereby the brake actuator is splined to a dual operative lever , such that actuation of the dual operative lever by either the linkage connected to the hand - brake lever or the linkage connected to the foot - brake pedal , will actuate the brake .