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An anti-lock braking system (ABS) is a safety anti-skid braking system used on aircraft and on land vehicles, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, and buses...

without physical contact. When within a few yards of the car, pressing a button on the remote can lock or unlock the doors, and may perform other functions...

attention after posting a video of a bicycle lock being cut open in two seconds. Other videos include picking a car lock, though it is noted that the methods...

Electromagnetic lock Electronic lock Lever tumbler lock Luggage lock Magnetic keyed lock Mortise lock Padlock Pin tumbler lock Police lock Protector lock Rim lock Time...

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a 1998 black comedy crime film written and directed by Guy Ritchie. It follows a heist involving a confident young...

"Locked in the Trunk of a Car" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. It was released in October 1992 as the lead single from their third...

late 20th and early 21st century, cars increased in weight due to batteries, modern steel safety cages, anti-lock brakes, airbags, and "more-powerful—if...

cars until Packard reintroduced them in 1956. Nearly every car model today offers this feature as at least optional equipment. Early systems locked and...

rallying style of rear-wheel drive cars, where a car travels around a bend with a large drift angle. The terms "opposite lock" and "counter-steering" refer...

steering-wheel lock is a visible anti-theft device that immobilizes the steering wheel of a car. Also known as a crook lock, or club lock, the first generation...

In economics, vendor lock-in, also known as proprietary lock-in or customer lock-in, makes a customer dependent on a vendor for products, unable to use...

Lock picking is the practice of unlocking a lock by manipulating the components of the lock device without the original key. Although lock-picking can...

A locking differential is a mechanical component, commonly used in vehicles, designed to overcome the chief limitation of a standard open differential...

throwing at car door windows so they shatter quietly. Specially cut or filed-down car keys, numerous tryout keys, jigglers and other lock picking tools...

Lock Up is a 1989 American prison action film directed by John Flynn. It stars Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland, John Amos, and Tom Sizemore. It was...

referred to as line lock and is popular among enthusiasts who like to do burnouts. Drag racing is a motorsport often run using cars with manual transmissions...

integrate side windows for visibility from inside the car and can be locked to secure the vehicle. Car doors may be manually operated or with power assist...

remotely disable the engine and lock all doors, preventing escape. A car set up to catch thieves who steal items from cars may be disabled so that it cannot...

body. Typically in a car the BCM controls the power windows, power mirrors, air conditioning, immobilizer system, central locking, etc. The BCM communicates...

that a steering lock must be able to withstand forces of 100Nm applied to the steering wheel without failing. "The Popular Science Anti-Car-Theft Device...