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Card 132 of 9992026-08-31 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-08-31

Brakeleaks, the French phantom-braking register

brakeleaks.com Observed source
Editorial interest 76/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A public, community-sourced register of automatic emergency-braking incidents reported by drivers in France.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-31 issue.

Why it surfaced

Brakeleaks is unusually specific: it tracks cars that appear to brake for obstacles that are not there, model by model. The register currently contains one retained report across nine listed models, with 30 reports required before a model's collection is considered complete.

A public, community-sourced register of automatic emergency-braking incidents reported by drivers in France.

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OpenPublic substance visible
PrettyNotable craft visible
NicheUnusually specific use
HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade

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Landing page observed 2026-08-31. The live site may have changed.