Emergency stop
An emergency stop was a method of initiating braking of a vehicle in an emergency, it could be ordered remotely by passengers or others nearby to the vehicle. They were, as the name suggested only for emergencies. Some vehicles had signage explaining this; in 1933 train carriages in England had a plaque reading: "EMERGENCY STOP. ONLY FOR USE IN EMERGENCIES. PENALTY FOR MISUSE £5". (PROSE: Eater of Wasps [+]Loading...["Eater of Wasps (novel)"]) Escalators also had an emergency stop function. (PROSE: The Joy Device [+]Loading...["The Joy Device (novel)"])
In wheeled vehicles with tyres, an emergency stop would result in some audible noise as the tyres struggled to grip the road's surface. (PROSE: Beyond the Sun [+]Loading...["Beyond the Sun (novel)"])
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Chelonian ground craft in 2680 had an emergency stop function. (PROSE: The Highest Science [+]Loading...["The Highest Science (novel)"])
In 2006 a red button labelled with black text reading "EMERGENCY STOP" was a component of a Rescue lorry used by Mickey Smith to pry open the TARDIS console. (TV: The Parting of the Ways)
Iris Wildthyme's TARDIS had an emergency stop pull cord. (PROSE: The Blue Angel [+]Loading...["The Blue Angel (novel)"])
