DRIVING EAST BOUND ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY NEAR EXIT 38 IN THE LEFT LANE, SUDDENLY TRAFFIC WAS BECOMING A DEAD STOP AGAIN AND I PRESSED DOWN ON THE FOOT BRAKE AND NOTHING HAPPENED SO I HIT IT AGAIN AND LOOKED TO MAKE SURE I HAD HIT THE CORRECT PEDAL AND THEN AT THE LAST SECOND PULLED THE E-BRAKE BEFORE THE COLLISION DOING ABOUT 35 MPH. *TR