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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / General Car Topics / November 2005What to do if your brake fails while driving
Excuse a newbie, but if the brakes fail on a car that you were driving, is it safe to: 1. Use the handbrake (even if lightly) 2. Put the car is reverse till it slows down and move to N? What else could one do? You should be able to safely stop using the hand or 'emergency' brake. It is a little harder with a foot emergency brake, but the same holds, keep the button pushed with you thumb and pump them. You have to pump them carefully because they only grab the rear wheels. If you lock it on, you will do 360's faster than you can blink. It would be a good thing to practice in an empty parking lot, just so you know how it works. You also can manually gear down the transmission to slow you down. Go to 2nd, then to 1st. Using reverse isn't a good idea, that can stall the engine, then your steering is difficult and you lose any engine braking. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/index.html?id=2120343242 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > Excuse a newbie, but if the brakes fail on a car that you were driving, > is it safe to: > 1. Use the handbrake (even if lightly) > 2. Put the car is reverse till it slows down and move to N? > > What else could one do? Open driver door and place left foot on the ground, increasing pressure gradually. Aim for nearest electric pole. > Excuse a newbie, but if the brakes fail on a car that you were driving, > is it safe to: > 1. Use the handbrake (even if lightly) > 2. Put the car is reverse till it slows down and move to N? > > What else could one do? "Open driver door and place left foot on the ground, increasing pressure gradually. Aim for nearest electric pole." -Snip- Rather hard to do that - Im in the UK > "Open driver door and place left foot on the ground, increasing > pressure [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Rather hard to do that - Im in the UK Lol, your other left foot then...... ( Just kidding a little, don't be offended ) Have a great day............ >> "Open driver door and place left foot on the ground, increasing >> pressure [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > ( Just kidding a little, don't be offended ) > Have a great day............ And yell "Yabba-dabba-doo!"
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