LTO Driver's License Reviewer· Land Transportation Office
What should you do if your brakes fail while driving?
Choices
- ATurn off the engine immediately
- BPump the brakes, downshift, and use the emergency brake graduallyCorrect
- COpen the door and drag your foot
- DSteer into the curb at full speed
Answer
Pump the brakes, downshift, and use the emergency brake gradually
If brakes fail, pump the brake pedal to try to build pressure, then downshift to use engine braking and apply the parking brake gradually so the rear wheels don't lock up.
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