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Compare StoppedDeadInTheirTracks as the less violent stunned stop reaction. Contrast ScreechingStop, the use of old car brakes effect when a cartoon character suddenly stops.

[[TruthInTelevision People do this in real life]], but [[JustForFun/TelevisionIsTryingToKillUs please]] DoNotAttempt in RealLife, as it may cause the car behind you to rear-end your vehicle, or on a motorcycle, where suddenly slamming on the brakes for 100 percent braking power ''will'' flip the bike. Compare StoppedDeadInTheirTracks as the less violent stunned stop reaction.

!!Examples

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': "House And Garden" had Pamela "Poison" Ivy rehabilitated and married to her doctor, Prof. Steven Carlyle, to help him raise his two sons. Batman suspects Ivy is still up to something when wealthy bachelors are being afflicted by a toxin, but all his leads lead to nothing. That is, until while driving back to the Batcave, Robin tells Batman that Prof. Carlyle had twin ''girls.'' '''''SCREEEEEEECHHHH!!!'''''

[[TruthInTelevision People do this in real life]], but [[JustForFun/TelevisionIsTryingToKillUs please]] DoNotAttempt in RealLife, as it may cause the car behind you to rear-end your vehicle, or on a motorcycle, where suddenly slamming on the brakes for 100 percent braking power ''will'' flip the bike.

* ''Cosmic Sin'' does this for an OhCrap instead of anger when someone calls up General Eron Ryle as he's driving home. The general is trying to [[PulledFromYourDayOff foist the job off to someone else]] when he's informed that someone has made FirstContact with an alien race, causing him to slam on the brakes. The use of this trope is probably why he's not driving one of the {{Flying Car}}s we see in the distance.

* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', Marty does this after the first time travel. As he drives home on the familiar road, then suddenly realizes that the district he is living in is under construction, then hits the brake at full power.

-->'''Server:''' Hi. Welcome to Friar's Fat Boy. May I take your order?

-->'''Chip''': Hey, what did you stop for?\\
'''Hildy''': It ain't there anymore...

-->'''Whitey:''' That's it! I'm calling the judge!

[[TruthInTelevision People do this in real life]], but [[JustForFun/TelevisionIsTryingToKillUs please]] DoNotAttempt in RealLife, as it may cause the car behind you to rear-end your vehicle. On a motorcycle, where suddenly slamming on the brakes for 100 percent braking power ''will'' flip the bike.

[[TruthInTelevision People do this in real life]], but [[JustForFun/TelevisionIsTryingToKillUs please]] DoNotAttempt in RealLife. Especially on a motorcycle, where suddenly slamming on the brakes for 100 percent braking power ''will'' flip the bike.

* In ''Film/{{Transformers|2007}}'', it's the car itself that does this. When Mikaela wonders aloud why a super-advanced alien robot would turn into a "piece of crap Camaro", Bumblebee hits the brakes and ejects both her and Sam...[[NotSoAboveItAll so he can scan a much cooler car for an alt-mode.]]

* In ''Film/{{Transformers}}'', it's the car itself that does this. When Mikaela wonders aloud why a super-advanced alien robot would turn into a "piece of crap Camaro", Bumblebee hits the brakes and ejects both her and Sam...[[NotSoAboveItAll so he can scan a much cooler car for an alt-mode.]]

* Saber does this from the passenger side of Irisviel's car in episode 6 of ''LightNovel/FateZero''.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'', D.W. grows jealous that other kids in her class have allowances and she doesn't, and starts pestering Jane for one. This culminates in D.W. performing several chores without being asked to, and then sweetly asking Jane how much allowance she's going to get in return. Jane immediately slams the brakes and then shoots D.W. a DeathGlare.