The sudden failure of brakes on the road is a very serious safety accident, so how do we respond in time? The following hints will teach you a few methods:

Stabilize the direction and turn on the double flash: When the brake disc fails on the highway, the first thing you need to do is to stabilize the direction, let the vehicle continue to slide, and at the same time turn on the double flash to remind other vehicles nearby, first use wind resistance and friction Perform self-deceleration. The failure of the brake disc may also be caused by the short-term failure of components such as brake fluid or vacuum pump. If the distance is safe, you can try to step on the brake pedal at a high frequency to wake up the brake system.

Downshifting with handbrake: If the brake disc really fails, we can use the engine's braking system by downshifting to achieve the effect of deceleration.

Manual transmission models: continue from the current gear position and successively drop to the resisting position. At this time, the vehicle speed will decrease, and then pull the handbrake to brake. The electronic handbrake equipped with most of the current models has the function of dynamic emergency braking. After hanging up the low-speed gear, you can replace it and try to pull the handbrake and hold it down. ESP will intervene and brake the 4 wheels hydraulically, which is much safer than ordinary handbrakes.

Automatic transmission models: The hand and automatic transmission are integrated, so that you can slowly lower the gear, or use the local mode to reduce the speed.

Use the emergency escape lane: If the handbrake and downshift are not available, the driver should whistle loudly, mainly to remind the surrounding vehicles to give way and slow down on the appropriate road section. In many highways, emergency avoidance lanes are set up on downhill sections or downhill sections, and the lanes will have gravel and pools to help the vehicle slow down. If the brake disc fails, you can park through the emergency avoidance lanes.