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I've lost brakes a couple times in my life- it's an extremely scary experience.
There's a trick that will stop most vehicles, better than the parking brake, which isn't strong enough to really stop a vehicle that has any momentum.
Reach down, turn the key, and shut the engine off, leaving the car in gear.
The mechanical resistance of the engine is the strongest force you can apply to a moving car when you have lost the brakes.
I learned this the first time I lost brakes- I was 17, lost them on a busy road, and was lucky enough to weave in and out of cars, on the side of the road and into oncoming traffic, untill i was able to pull into a parking lot where I was just able to dump enough momentum to stop by bumping lightly into a building.
When I talked to a mechanic, he suggested the 'turning the engine off" trick, and I drove from there to the garage, braking by shutting off the engine at lights and stop signs.
That'll put hair on your chest...
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