there's nowhere to pull over because there's a guardrail and to my left there's a ton of cars. >> option c is off the table for jay. it might work for you if there's room, but you can't count on it. so that leaves the brakes, but which approach is best? for jay the car jumping into his lane is a wild card. >> at that point i was slowing down and i put my other foot on the brake and i'm standing up with everything i have pushing on the brakes. >> he still hits the vehicle, but acts fast enough to minimize the damage making the best answer a, slam on your brakes. you might have been told to pump your brakes in driver's ed, but that information is somewhat outdated. the national traffic safety administration mandated that cars come with anti-brake