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    $\begingroup$ Here's a gif of brake pads working. May help to visualize it. $\endgroup$
    – BruceWayne
    Commented Dec 5, 2018 at 2:11
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    $\begingroup$ IMHO that doesn't answer the question at all, it just reiterates it. There must be some force working against current motion of wheels. The question is why it magically stops working when the wheel stops, and doesn't continue making it spin backwards. $\endgroup$
    – luk32
    Commented Dec 5, 2018 at 14:05
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    $\begingroup$ @luk32, There is no magic. Brakes are simply a way to turn kinetic energy into heat. Once the kinetic energy is gone there is nothing left for the brakes to do. $\endgroup$
    – CramerTV
    Commented Dec 5, 2018 at 20:06
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    $\begingroup$ @CramerTV Something like that is indeed what is missing from this answer. $\endgroup$
    – JiK
    Commented Dec 7, 2018 at 18:55
  • $\begingroup$ @JiK Op didn't ask about that, he asked "where is the logic incorrect?" The logic is incorrect in knowing what brakes in a car are supposed to do: they stop the wheel from spinning. How they accomplish this task is a different question altogether, which you are right I might have included in the answer. I just assumed op knows about friction and that his question was due to a misunderstanding on how cars work rather than physics. $\endgroup$
    – luci
    Commented Dec 7, 2018 at 19:10