A brake handle for emergency braking in an emergency electric brake system is disclosed. The emergency electric brake system may comprise a brake control unit (BCU), an electric braking actuating controller (EBAC), and one or more electromechanical brake actuators (EBA). The brake handle may be in direct electronic communication with the EBAC to allow an independent emergency braking input to the EBAC, thus bypassing the BCU in the event of an emergency braking situation.