Braking system

A braking device for a vehicle, the braking device comprising:

• a track configured to couple to an underside of the vehicle, the track including one or more stopping features disposed along a length thereof;
• a force applicator configured to couple to the underside of the vehicle;
• a connection device extending from the force applicator, the connection device including:
• a bar having a first end and an opposing second end;
• a first pivotable connector positioned at the first end, the first pivotable connector coupling the bar to the force applicator, wherein the first pivotable connector engages with and moves along the track, wherein the first pivotable connector is configured to selectively engage with the one or more stopping features, and wherein the one or more stopping features permit movement of the first pivotable connector in a first direction along the track but inhibit or selectively inhibit movement of the first pivotable connector in an opposing second direction along the track;
• and
• a second pivotable connector positioned at the opposing second end;
• and
• a pad coupled to the second pivotable connector;
• wherein the first pivotable connector is configured to facilitate rotating the bar between a non-deployed orientation and a deployed orientation, the non-deployed orientation substantially parallel to the underside of the vehicle and the deployed orientation non-parallel to the underside of the vehicle;
• and
• wherein the pad is configured to contact a traveling surface for the vehicle when the bar is in the deployed orientation.