An old co-worker of mine who was a car fanatic once told me that I should always use my parking brake, no matter what.

And I’ve followed his advice ever since that day!

In this viral video from TikTok, a mechanic talked about the importance of folks using their parking brakes.

The video’s caption reads, “Do yourself and your tech a favor [and] use your parking brake.”

The TikTok video shows the inner-workings of the car and the text overlay on the video reads, “For those of you who park your car on a hill and don’t use your parking brake this is what’s holding your vehicle.”

Good to know!

Here’s the video.

@hs_unknown58

Do yourself and your tech a favor use your parking brake #mechaniclife #bluecollar #techtok #fypシ #fyp #transmission

♬ beans – yawn.

Here’s what folks had to say on TikTok.

This viewer shared their thoughts.

Another individual chimed in.

And this TikTokker spoke up.

Trust him…he’s a mechanic.

And he does have the pictures to prove it.

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