Question

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true or false: if you experience brake failure while driving, you should turn off the engine and coast to a complete stop. select your answer, then click or tap submit.

true
false

Explanation:

Analyze the emergency procedure

Turning off the engine during a brake failure is highly dangerous. It disables power steering and power brakes, making the vehicle extremely difficult to control.

Identify correct actions

In a brake failure, you should pump the brakes, downshift to a lower gear, and use the emergency/parking brake. Defensive Driving principles advise keeping the engine running to maintain steering control.

Evaluate the statement

The statement claims you should turn off the engine and coast. Because this eliminates steering control and power assistance, the statement is false.

Answer:

• True
• False (Correct answer)