What Should You Do if Your Brakes Fail?

The brakes on your car (Automatic transmission or manual transmission) are important for a number of reasons. They prevent your car from rolling away and they stop you from hitting other vehicles, pedestrians, and objects that you may run into during a journey. In case of your complete brake failure, you are going to experience some of the following key warning sign:

• A loud grinding sound when applying pressure to the brake pedal.
• An increase in brake dust.
• An inability to brake smoothly and the car drifting out of control.

But the most important thing to note here is to know what should you do if your brakes fail? You are driving a car at a high speed on a highway. Suddenly your brake fails, the car starts strong vibration and shakes. How do you stop the car safely?

First, it’s recommended to switch on your hazard light so the incoming traffic can know that you’re in an emergency situation or facing any brake failure situation.

Secondly, You should try to

pump regular brakes to stop your car, it will help you to slow down and the brake light will warn traffic behind you that you’re trying to stop your car. If the brakes do not respond, use power steering to drag the car to the right shoulder of the road and stop using the emergency brake. You can slow down the car by pumping the hand brake continuously.

It’s recommended to slowly use the emergency brake as quickly using a parking brake can make a car out of control. It is important to stay calm and avoid panic to make correct decisions during this time.

Brake failure while highway driving is a dangerous condition during heavy traffic that can leave your car stranded in the middle of a crowded highways road. If you are involved in an accident while driving with faulty brakes, the risk of a serious injury increases significantly. You should take precautionary measures and get the help of professionals as soon as possible.

Modern vehicles these days have airbag options to avoid injuries. It is also advisable to use an airbag in the event of an accident, especially if you have a passenger in a car.