SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
10 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A SEMAPHORE CONTROLLED INTERSECTION, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND TRAFFIC PROCEEDED TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION. AS I WAS ENTERING THE INTERSECTION, TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. WITH PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP, I STEPPED HARD ONCE ON THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. I EVEN HAD TIME TO LOOK DOWN TO BE SURE THAT MY FOOT WAS INDEED ON THE BRAKE BEFORE LOOKING UP TO WATCH AS I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.*AK