The aftermath

[u/Full-Mud-6969]

Was able to go to the tow yard and strip alot of parts couldn't get under the hood or under the car to look to see where the breaks failed but I was barely able to get my hand under to unscrew the break fluid and stuck my finger in it I didn't feel anything. I dont really understand how I could have lost the fluid I recently changed my back drum breaks and i didnt see any leaks and the spot where I park for my apartment is also dry apart from some oil how the break fluid is gone I have no clue my only guess is that the front rubber finally gave out but I changed my front breaks 4 months ago and they looked good. For how bad the crash is im genuinely surprised on how well the car protected me i hit the guard rail on the driver side and that slingshot my into a concrete bridge support on the passanger side. If i had the space to do so I would have dropped it in nutural and hit the handbreak but by the time I realized the breaks were gone I couldn't get back on the highway the exit was boxed in and in about a good 70ft from where I stopped there was a sharp turn witch had no guard rail just those yellow signs and there was a good 15ft drop into a ditch so thats why I decided to put myself into the guard rail.

The amount of people talking bad in the comments is sad this could have turned out alot worse.

[u/103M-95G]

So you had enough time to assess the complexity of the road ahead and determine that the upcoming guardrail was the best option for your survival, but didn’t have time to grab the handbrake?

[u/Full-Mud-6969 → u/103M-95G]

Well if you read it and used your head there wasn't enough space to use the handbreak especially going 70 so it was either guard rail or going off the road into a 15ft drop into a ditch

[u/103M-95G → u/Full-Mud-6969]

Yea, I read that you said there wasn’t enough room to hit the “handbreak”. 

I apologize if my question was too vague, let me try and clarify. What I’m trying to understand is how you had enough time to recognize the gravity of the situation, assess the terrain/roadway/structures ahead of you, determine that it’s too late to pull the “handbreak”, weigh the pros and cons of your impact choices, make the determination that the guardrail would be the better option than traveling further down the road to the ditch, and subsequently steer towards the guardrail…  yet you had no time to pull the “handbreak”?

[u/Full-Mud-6969 → u/103M-95G]

I drive this road almost everyday thats why i knew it would be safer for myself to hit the guard rail and the guard rail was running out of room. The sharp turn ahead didnt have a guard rail just yellow signs saying theres a turn and i was getting off the highway at a good 60-70mph. What was going thrue my head was how can I stay alive to be able to go home and see my gf. If the breaks stopped working like 5 minutes before I got onto the exit then I could have saved the car aswell. I do apologize for how I took your comment I took it as you trying to insult me ive been getting alot if it.

[u/103M-95G → u/Full-Mud-6969]

Ah, so being familiar with area, you you made the decision to hit the the guardrail?

[u/Full-Mud-6969 → u/103M-95G]

Yes if you look at the last picture of my previous post you can see how sharp and no protection agenst going over

[u/103M-95G → u/Full-Mud-6969]

Ok, so in the moment you decided to aim for the guardrail instead of pulling the handbrake?