{"id":1404,"date":"2024-11-08T23:39:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T20:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/?p=1404"},"modified":"2024-11-08T23:39:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T20:39:25","slug":"if-your-car-is-out-of-control-and-the-brakes-have-failed-will-putting-it-in-the-reverse-gear-slow-down-the-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/if-your-car-is-out-of-control-and-the-brakes-have-failed-will-putting-it-in-the-reverse-gear-slow-down-the-car\/","title":{"rendered":"If your car is out of control and the brakes have failed, will putting it in the reverse gear slow down the car?"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">Do not turn ignition off. On a car made in the last few decades, this will lock the steering wheel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">Don&#8217;t try to go into reverse gear. On a manual car, you&#8217;ll grind the gears a bit and won&#8217;t succeed. With automatic transmission, interlock won&#8217;t let you shift into R.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">Put hazard lights on and blow your horn.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">Most common brake failure is the failure of the hydraulics.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">Apply very firm pressure with both feet on the brake pedal. Use very significant force.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">If that didn&#8217;t help, use engine braking (downshift one gear at a time) to slow down. This works the same in automatic or manual car.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">When in first gear, press the parking brake release button, then pull the parking brake up slowly, continuing to steer as you pull over and stop.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">Breathe in.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">Breathe out.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.makaobora.co.ke\/product\/defensive-driving-pdf\/\">Makao<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do not turn ignition off. On a car made in the last few decades, this will lock the steering wheel. Don&#8217;t try to go into reverse gear. On a manual car, you&#8217;ll grind the gears a bit and won&#8217;t succeed. With automatic transmission, interlock won&#8217;t let you shift into R. 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