Thankfully we didn't go very far, but it was an interesting experience! My son was driving--not going very far--just a few blocks to his friend's house. I used to go down a checklist for him to make sure he remembered everything. Now he THINKS he doesn't need those prompts, but it turned out not to be so. I watched him as he prepared to drive, but somehow I didn't notice that he had left the parking brake on--maybe just partially. He apparently didn't notice it, either. On the way to his friend's house, we noticed some noises and began to worry about the car. As soon as he pulled into his friend's driveway, we checked the tires--one smelled a bit like burning rubber. I thought--oh, no--a bad tire. After dropping my son off at his friend's house, I drove home cautiously with my hazard lights on. I noticed that the strange noises had stopped and everything seemed normal. When I once again inspected the tires at home, there was no strange smell. Then it hit me--I bet he had driven with the parking brake on! I called him and told him my suspicion--he agreed that he must have forgotten about that step. DUH!--to both of us! Thankfully it was only a few blocks--seems to be no damage. We just need this car to make it a little longer--no big repairs, please! I think we escaped a big one in this situation--could have been bad! WHEW! You can bet that I will remind him about releasing the brake from now on! :)
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