I think she might be worse. We know she has. Grand to spare because she offered it to her mom. She also said it would be $750 to fix her brakes. She even said that while driving home impaired her car would not stop at a signal so she ran it. Now we see her out running around with no brakes.
Senda would do that but I do not think he has so disregard for the safety of others puts her a step up.
If she is on a city street going 20mph, she can downshift into 2nd gear which makes stopping easier. But only at low speeds, otherwise I don't know what will happen. She should anticipate "stale green" lights and plan accordingly by not accelerating, and downshifting once she gets to 20mph.
Also, this next part is only dangerous if you aren't careful. But, at low speeds, a very slow, tentative, slight lifting of the emergency brake can slow a car down & is better than nothing. But don't pull too hard too fast or you lose control of the car. It's a good move if you're almost stopped, but afraid you're going to go over the white line too far. Gently stop yourself with the emergency brake. I think that is what it's for.