WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK ON HIGHWAY 70, THE TRAFFIC SLOWED, I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN, BUT MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR (RUSTED BRAKE LINES RUPTURED CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE) AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP. I WHIPPED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO AVOID REAR ENDING UP COMING CARS. I MANAGED TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN BY PULLING DOWN TO 1ST AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO AN OFF RAMP, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP, BEFORE HITTING ANOTHER CAR AND A SIGN POLE. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS THAT HAD FAR MORE MILES THAN MY TRUCK AND WERE NOT TAKEN CARE OF LIKE THIS TRUCK. NEVER HAVE I HAD A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON ANY OTHER CAR. THIS SHOULD NOT EVER HAPPEN, NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE, SNOW REMOVAL METHODS, ETC. I WAS LUCKY, I COULD HAVE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED SOMEONE. I WOULD BET THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN MANY FATAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO THESE POOR BRAKE LINE BEING INSTALLED ON TRUCKS.