f0s You are going on speed 120 km/h, and notice traffic jam in front of you. Suddenly you understand that yours brake failed. You have automatic transmission. What should you do? P.S. All this occurrence happened when you was going to the service, because at the morning you detected that handbrake rope was failed.
Santa Hit the nearest hedge/wall/tree or anything like that and hope for the best. Rather take my life than take other peoples.
Drakey HHmmmm notsure.gif not sure about the autobox, never driven one and never really paid too much attention to how they would respond to being used in a situation, such as this, as the primary breaking system. Open the doors as air breaks, 😃
Mark_Dj Rub your wheels along side of the kirb to slow you down, drop down to 2nd gear in the auto box. Other than that aim for something soft
f0s Drakey said: HHmmmm notsure.gif not sure about the autobox, never driven one and never really paid too much attention to how they would respond to being used in a situation, such as this, as the primary breaking system. If you have manual transmission, then you can decrease your speed by switching it down , maybe even to full stop. Open the doors as air breaks, 😃 lol :-)
Drakey f0s said: If you have manual transmission, then you can decrease your speed by switching it down , maybe even to full stop. surely this must work well, to a certain extent in an auto, the kerb idea, see Z22SE, is a sensible option, ... alot would be determined on how much distance you have to stop in & the risk to others should impact to stop be inevitable.
Hareng csh.. Few options, you can bail out and take your chances. Bounce it off the kerbs flashing your lights, had to do that quite a few times in the snow and ice, bl33dy front wheel drive. Bit dodgy and probably a split moment decision, run in to the back of a similar speed car heavy car, square on though and get him to stop you. Reasoning they will have better brakes than the norm. Hypathetical answer to hypathetical situation.
vocky my mate tried it a few years ago when his escort was doing 60 mph, the gearbox seized, but the car stopped dead :lol: oh the joys of being a teenager :lol:
Andy_Coupe JohnnyN said: I would probably proceed to sh1t myself!! turd.gif :shock: turd.gif me too :lol: It one of them things, you just wont know till it happens!