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Avoid hitting the brakes.
Take your foot off the accelerator ... do not apply the brakes, and do not make any sudden moves with the steering wheel. After your vehicle has slowed down, you can gain control of it. Approach any water in the roadway with extreme caution - your car is not an army tank that can plow through anything in sight.
Remove you foot from the accelerator, hang on to the steering wheel, do not apply the brakes, do not turn the steering wheel, and pray. If your car is in a "hydroplane", you should: -Ease off the accelerator
Yes, that is the purpose of brakes.
Tap your brakes lightly to warn the vehicle
When you park your vehicle.
How often brakes should be changed depends on the type of brakes in the vehicle and the use of the bakes in the vehicle. However, the general rule is every 10,000 miles.
No, the purpose of anti-lock brakes is to prevent your vehicle from skidding in adverse conditions and during an emergency maneuver. The system will pump the brakes for you.
On a vehicle with anti lock brakes
The vehicle should be safety inspected every oil change, that's my opinion.
Assuming you mean "replace" the brakes, the brakes should be inspected for condition every time the vehicle is serviced and repairs, if any needed, should be done at that time.
The 1997 Chevrolet Silverado rear brakes should automatically adjust themselves. Every time you back the vehicle up and hit the brakes the brakes adjust.