I WAS DRIVING A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS ON THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 50 MPH WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP, AND WHEN I DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR KEPT GOING, AND IT WASN'T UNTIL I JAMMED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR THAT THE BRAKES SEEM TO ENGAGE, BUT BY THAT TIME, I HAD ALREADY COLLIDED WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. ON A SEPARATE INSTANCE, ONE YEAR AGO, THE CAR FAILED TO STOP WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AND INSTEAD ACCELERATED INTO MY PARKING SPACE, OVER THE CONCRETE BLOCK IN FRONT OF MY PARKING SPACE AND INTO THE WALL. *TR