I WAS DRIVIING DOWN A FREEWAY OFFRAMP AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY FAILED. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND ALL THE HAPPENED WAS THAT THEY MADE A BOUNCING NOISE BUT DID NOT ENGAGE. I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHERE I THEN GOT HIT AND PUSHED INTO A GUARDRAIL.*AK