Golf car having disk brakes and single point latching brake

A method of applying and holding a hydraulic brake of a vehicle comprising:

• (A) manually driving a brake pedal of a hydraulic braking system from an atrest position and into an operating position;
• then
• (B) manually driving said brake pedal through said operating position and to a locked position in which a locking mechanism latches said brake pedal in said locked position, said locked position defining the sole position in which said brake pedal can be locked with the brakes engaged, said locking mechanism being latched in said locked position, the locking mechanism providing a single audible indication that said brake pedal has been depressed sufficiently to be latched in said locked position;
• then
• (C) unlatching said brake pedal from said locked position by one of
• 1) manually driving said brake pedal to a beyond-lock position which is located beyond said locked position and in which said locking mechanism automatically unlatches said brake pedal, and
• 2) manually driving an accelerator pedal into engagement and automatically displacing said locking mechanism to unlatch said brake pedal;
• and then
• (D) permitting said brake pedal to return to said at-rest position.

A method of applying and holding a hydraulic brake of a vehicle comprising:

• (A) manually driving a brake pedal for a hydraulic brake system from an atrest position an operating position;
• then
• (B) manually driving said brake pedal through said operating position to a locked position in which a locking mechanism latches said brake pedal in said locked position;
• then
• (C) releasing said brake pedal while said brake pedal remains in its locked position;
• then
• (D) unlatching said brake pedal from said locked position by manually driving an accelerator pedal into a position in which said accelerator pedal interacts with said locking mechanism to unlatch said brake pedal and to permit said brake pedal to return to said at-rest position.

A method to control hydraulic brake actuation of a vehicle comprising:

• (A) manually driving a brake pedal to pivot from an at-rest position and into an operating position;
• then
• (B) manually driving said brake pedal through said operating position and to a locked position in which a locking mechanism latches said brake pedal in said locked position, whereby said locking mechanism provides a single audible indication to an operator that said brake pedal had been depressed sufficiently to be latched in said locked position;
• (C) unlatching said brake pedal from said locked position by selectively and alternatively
• 1) manually driving said brake pedal to an over-travel position which is located beyond said locked position and in which said locking mechanism automatically unlatches said brake pedal, and
• 2) manually driving an accelerator pedal into engagement with a kickoff mechanism to automatically manipulate said locking mechanism to unlatch said brake pedal;
• and then
• (D) permitting said brake pedal to return to said at-rest position.