Sudden brake failure on a properly maintained car is vanishingly unlikely. Having it occur the instant you need to slam the brakes for a life-or-death intervent

Sudden brake failure on a properly maintained car is vanishingly unlikely. Having it occur the instant you need to slam the brakes for a life-or-death intervention will basically never happen. For the vast, vast majority of catastrophic failures, the basic procedure of pulling over and stopping the car will be absolutely fine.