A car is read as the way you steer your life. Who is driving matters: at the wheel you are in charge; as a passenger, you have handed someone else the direction. Failing brakes are one of the most common car dreams and are traditionally read as a situation moving faster than you can control, not as a warning about the road. A crash points to fear of a clash or of a plan going wrong, while a stolen or lost car is read as a loss of independence. Driving smoothly on an open road is taken as confidence and freedom.
When this appeared in your dream, what were you feeling?
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