Car's Electronic Handbrake Fails, Sends Vacationers Flying Into Lake

The images from bucolic Cornwall make it appear that as Britain braces for another round of summer heat waves, a car decided to beat the heat by going swimming.

Sadly for the owner of the Ford Focus that ended up underwater on Tuesday, there was nothing so playful taking place.

But this time, it was not driver error, but the joys of technology that led to a dripping wet vehicle.

The car was parked at Whiteacres Holiday Park in Newquay, “was” being the operative word.

The driver set the electronic handbrake, which is increasingly more common in newer cars, as noted by the Daily Mail.

But some time after the handbrake was set, the car went rolling off in search of adventure or whatever else lay downhill.

Then came a call to a local garage because 💻Technology had not been a friend to the car’s owner.

Mechanics at Fourwinds Garage were summoned as the Focus sank beneath the ripples it made on its way down, according to