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If your brakes suddenly give out what should you do?

User Eric Long
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downshift to a lower gear, if you don't have anti lock brakes pump the pedal fast and hard to build up brake fluidĀ pressure and if they haven't started working after three or four pumps coast to the side of the road and let the car come to a full stopĀ 
User Lewis Browne
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I think the best thing to do is if theres an emergency brake use it or run into a tree but that is ur unsafe answer
User Jim Mitchener
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