Corrected entry: When Hugo is driving in the country, he is cruising down the road with the parking brake set.
Corrected entry: The movie takes place in South Carolina, but not a single person, except the USC basketball coach, has even a trace of a Southern accent.
Correction: No one has an accent because the school is a boarding school. Hence the dorm rooms and no parents.
Correction: It is possible to drive with your parking brake on, in fact many people do it without realizing that they are.