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Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by Airoflaw(m): 7:59am On Nov 27, 2019 |
greenhulk:was about to say d same ooo. Turn off your engine and your steering becomes hard to turn, puting car neutral you just put in free mode... From my own knowledge of manual stick.. Take d gear back to 1 dont accelerate dont turn off engine ..dat will decrease d speed of d vehicle |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by Sunisonflex39(m): 7:59am On Nov 27, 2019 |
you didn't add "Start shouting blood of Jesus, blood of sango, amadioha,allau Akbar when brake fail if you are doing 80km and above na waiting person go remember bdis |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by SouthSouth1914: 8:03am On Nov 27, 2019 |
aspabay: What about push/thumb start vehicles? |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by Aboguede(m): 8:04am On Nov 27, 2019 |
I asked a simple question and u are still deviating. A car that is on 80k/h can it still enter gear 1 in the absence of brake? Apelex: |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by Badonasty(m): 8:04am On Nov 27, 2019 |
Ọgá abeg Leave auto segment for autojosh abeg....no go kill people 1 Like |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by bmdmixed: 8:05am On Nov 27, 2019 |
greenhulk:turning off the engine will cause what? |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by Sunisonflex39(m): 8:05am On Nov 27, 2019 |
Jasen1:gutter is sure.. |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by holadhayor1: 8:05am On Nov 27, 2019 |
the steering wheel even stops working once ignition is off so i think its dangerous to put off ignition.. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by Airoflaw(m): 8:05am On Nov 27, 2019 |
nakotee:do you even drive |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by Simongm(m): 8:06am On Nov 27, 2019 |
nurey:Correct, I am sure you are talking from experience. Never put your gear on neutral or turn off your engine. |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by anonymous96: 8:06am On Nov 27, 2019 |
thesicilian:. Not the OP. If you put ur car in Neutral u lose engine braking (when u change to a low gear nd remove ur leg from d accelerator) If u turn off the engine,you lose power steering.. This OP wan kee person pikin |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by Donbabaj: 8:06am On Nov 27, 2019 |
Pull hand brake ke on speed |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by asahnwaKC: 8:08am On Nov 27, 2019 |
Hmmm...this OP self ......from my own experience....keep pumping the break while you look for safer manover....some times the break responds back to constant pumping 3 Likes |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by Airoflaw(m): 8:09am On Nov 27, 2019 |
bmdmixed:your power steering engine is also switch off.causing it to be uneasy to turn |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by gr8cany: 8:12am On Nov 27, 2019 |
OP pls o, edit the content of your write-up. You only spewed trash that can endanger any adherent to it. We can never experience brake failure in our driving but if at all; for manual simply be calm and continue changing the gear to a lower gear such as from 5 to 4 to 2 or 3 to 1; if automatic put your gear lever to the lowest. The hand brake can be applied in all. With this surely your car will come to rest. N/B. No to neutral or engine turn off it accelerate the car more. This is from experience. Shalom and save travel buddies, Christmas Eve is sweet will respect us 1 Like |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by Boyooosa(m): 8:18am On Nov 27, 2019 |
No 2 scares me tho |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by Teeeela(m): 8:20am On Nov 27, 2019 |
thesicilian:Best go with that of nurey. The Op knows nothing about driving. Once you turn off the ignition the power steering is gone and the steering stiffens up. Then in most cases putting the car at Neutral, the car tends to gain more acceleration. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by dakido(m): 8:25am On Nov 27, 2019 |
ElidaxZiel: I was about saying this.... You don't pull your hand break when the break fails. It's so so wrong! The best thing you could do is keep pumping the failed break, then adjust the gear to neutral. |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by twinskenny(m): 8:31am On Nov 27, 2019 |
You might not remember any lol |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by alfredjhay(m): 8:33am On Nov 27, 2019 |
Dcaliphate:Lol..u 4uni 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by chibjohn(m): 8:37am On Nov 27, 2019 |
PLEASE FOLLOW THESE RULES IN CASE YOU FIND YOURSELF IN SUCH A SITUATION Yes, you should never panic in any emergency situation. Panic will definitely make you more confused causing you to make a terrible mistake. Never pull your hand brake if you are on high speed. It will lock up your back wheel which will destabilize the car causing the car to skid which will make you to loose control of it. This can lead to somersault. It's a very dangerous maneuver at high speed. Use the hand brake only if you lost your brakes at low speed of 40km/h and below. Above that speed, you have to downshift your gears first to the lowest gear for the engine to slow the car down before using the hand brake. NEVER switch off the engine for any reason till the car comes to a stop. Switching of the engine will make you loose steering wheel control as the steering will become very hard and difficult to turn. Whether you are to put your gear on neutral depends on a specific situation. Putting your gear on neutral if you are going downhill isn't advisable as that will disengage the gear from the engine and make the hill to roll the car the more. If you are going uphill, you can put your gear on neutral. Generally, it is safer to use engine braking. That is, downshift your gear to the lowest gear (Drive 1 for automatic transmission and gear 1 for manual), the engine will slow the car down to the lowest gear to a safe speed at which the hand brake can be applied. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by dgitrader(m): 8:40am On Nov 27, 2019 |
Aboguede:Yes! Very easy. It's called engine braking |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by bmdmixed: 8:40am On Nov 27, 2019 |
Airoflaw:but i csnt one switch one off n d other one? |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by Kevinsamba: 8:43am On Nov 27, 2019 |
Hia o This steps won't work |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by dgitrader(m): 8:43am On Nov 27, 2019 |
MOD take this thread down, the article is misleading and deadly. |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by AJohnnasa(m): 8:45am On Nov 27, 2019 |
Misleading. This thread should be deleted. |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by femmoy(m): 8:48am On Nov 27, 2019 |
there's no way in hell a car of 80km/h would be taken straight to gear 1,again if u immediately pull the hand brake,ur car would make a 180 degrees turning thereby causing accident even before the brake failure does. best way is to look for a bush to swerve to and using the passenger's side to hit a tree to halt the car,the passenger side would crash and ur car would stop without u having any injury. all u need do is just to go and fix ur car. I'm talking from experience. |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by tourpee(m): 8:48am On Nov 27, 2019 |
As I saw turn off engine....I just assumed Jesus Take the wheel....You should never turn off engine as you wont be able to turn your steering for abs cars even if the brake where to pick up again the abs wont work. greenhulk: 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by Awoleesu(m): 8:51am On Nov 27, 2019 |
Dcaliphate: Mallam, you must be from the North! 2 Likes |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by Erastuslove: 8:52am On Nov 27, 2019 |
nurey:bros you made a lot of sense here.....off engine and power steering will not work again very stiff...….. I will practice that L LOWER GEAR to see if it really works...….by assumption practice |
Re: Five Simple Things To Do When You Lose Your Brakes While Driving by Nobody: 8:55am On Nov 27, 2019 |
Good article..... But turning off the engine while still in motion? This is not actually ideal in all cars as most modern cars steering system will shutdown with the engine making control difficult. This can also be another hazardous situation itself. ...Don't panic, ...Put on your Hazard lights ...stop accelerating.. ... put gear on neutral ....with engine still on, gradually steer off the road and apply handbrake. |
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