Brake failure — Nevada Permit Test

Brake failure on the Nevada permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

If your brakes fail, first try pumping the brake pedal; if they still do not respond, use the emergency parking brake.

A car with no brakes keeps rolling into traffic unless you work through each other way to slow it.

Try pumping the brake pedal.

Nevada Driver Handbook, p.58

To prevent wear on the brakes, use a lower gear when driving downhill for long stretches.

Riding the brakes down a long grade overheats them until they fade and the car will not stop.

To prevent wear on the brakes, use a lower gear when you are driving downhill for long stretches.

Nevada Driver Handbook, p.58

On the test

Your brakes fail. What should you try first?

Pump the brake pedal. A car with no brakes keeps rolling into traffic unless you work through each other way to slow it. Nevada Driver Handbook, p.58: “Try pumping the brake pedal.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Nevada Driver Handbook, published by the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.