Parking brake
A parking brake was a device used to keep an automobile stationary.

They were used in Earth automobiles as early as the 21st century, when they came installed in the Dodge Ram. ()

In 2258 of the alternate reality, Captain  sarcastically asked  if he had left the parking brake on when the  failed to go to warp. Commander  realized that Sulu had forgotten to disengage the external inertial dampener. ()

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