Lost my Brakes Yesterday

[dareutwo]

Originally Posted by Bill

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.

Been there, done that.
Unfortunately, this also kills your power steering pump. Good luck steering if your vehicle is over 2k lbs.

Still suggesting you use the parking brake. However, Bill is correct on using the engine, downshift 3 2 1 in addition to the parking brake.

Not exactly sure as to what I did, it was on instinct as I flew through an intersection at about 40 mph.