Oregon Class C Passenger Permit Practice Test
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You press the brake pedal as you approach a red light ahead, and the pedal sinks with almost no effect. You still have some distance before the intersection. What should you do?
A approaches a signal-controlled intersection on a two-way road. A labeled signal detail shows steady red, and a stop line lies well ahead of A. The card states that the brake pedal sinks with almost no effect.
Correct answer: Pump the brake pedal, shift to a lower gear, and slowly apply the parking brake.
Why
A brake failure is rare, but you need a plan before it happens. While you slow down with the pedal, the gears and the parking brake, sound your horn or flash your lights so that other road users know that you cannot stop normally. When the car has slowed, ease onto the shoulder or another safe place.
Verified against Oregon Driver Manual · Brakes fail · p. 93
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