What to Do When Experiencing Brake Failure While Driving?
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Solutions for dealing with brake failure while driving: 1. Stay calm and clear-headed, and try to stabilize your emotions; 2. Turn on hazard lights and headlights to alert surrounding vehicles and pedestrians, engage the handbrake to force downshifting and slow down, and find suitable obstacles such as road barriers, friction against hillsides, railings, or trees to bring the vehicle to a stop as quickly as possible. There are many causes of brake failure, often due to lack of maintenance on the brake system, dirty brake fluid, or improper use of the brake master cylinder. Severe overloading can increase the vehicle's inertia, leading to brake failure. In such cases, you can try entering an emergency escape lane, where gravel and concrete are available to help slow down the vehicle.