Yeah, why would an automatic need an emergency brake. If your brakes fail at 60 mph you can just throw it in park right?
Anyway, +1 for postpone it. Then stop being a damn procrastinator and get the thing fixed before your next court date. I’m sure you’ve been sitting on this at least 2 months since you got the ticket, plus how ever long you went with the expired inspection before you got caught.
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