"There's no such thing as acting directly on the brakes."
Yes there is - I had to teach this to my daughter a couple of months ago - quite scary, but still:
Top of a hill, 30MPH
Turn off the engine.
Apply the brakes, release.
Apply the brakes, release.
Apply the brakes, panic when nothing happens, press REALLY hard and the car WILL stop.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
