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Utah Class D Written Knowledge Test Practice
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While you drive, you press the brake pedal and the brakes do not work. What does the handbook tell you to do next?
A neutral service-pedal view and a fully lowered conventional parking-brake lever accompany the stated brake failure. Neither control is being operated.
Correct answer: Apply the parking brake slowly and be ready to release it if you skid
Why
A brake warning light tells you that the brakes are not working correctly; do not drive when it is on. If the parking brake also does not work, switch off the engine and find a safe place to stop, well off the roadway. Have the brakes repaired before you drive again.
Verified against Utah Driver Handbook · Braking and brake failure · p. 76, 77
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