Total Car Brake Failure, Handling Emergency
You have to be very unlucky or totally irresponsible with maintenance to experience total brake failure. Most modern cars have dual braking circuits which are virtually failsafe and, despite how often brake failure is used as an excuse for accidents, it is very rare.
If it does occur, the most probable cause is an air leak in the hydraulic system, so the first reaction to brake failure should be to pump the pedal rapidly. This may restore braking response temporarily, but nevertheless look for an escape route in case it becomes necessary to drive off the road to avoid a collision.
Even though the footbrake has failed, the handbrake works on a separate system and should give reasonable stopping power from slow speed. In most cars the handbrake works only on the rear wheels, so jamming it on hard will very likely cause the rear end to lock up, possibly making the car uncontrollable. Use the gingerly and be ready to ease off the pressure if you sense the wheels are locking.
Changing down through the gears also slows down a car, handbrake although in a manual model the retardation will temporarily cease for the time your foot is on the clutch.
When travelling down hill the brakes may ‘fail’ after overheating as the result of frequent applications. Known as fade, this phenomenon cures itself once the brakes have cooled and it rarely makes the brakesdown long hills, it is far safer (and cheaper) to use a low gear to regulate your speed than use the brake pedal. completely ineffective. When travelling
If you drive through water, you should dab the brakes a few times immediately afterwards to ensure the water trapped in them has dried out. Otherwise the moisture acts as a lubricant and the brakes could be inoperative or erratic if you need them.
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