Do you know how to stop quickly?

Question

Without hitting the car in front of course...

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http://www.csgnetwork.com/stopdistinfo.html

http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1711951

Answer 1

As said, there are factors involved that can undue what you are trying to do and pressing the brakes is not a bad answer if applied properly. Your remarks are a little out of line regards to your question.

Answer 2

pressing the brake has worked for me

Answer 3

Avoid braking and turning at the same time. Turning while on the brakes can cause the vehicle to not turn as well or not slow down as much.

Use your brakes smoothly (if you do not have ABS). Depress your brake pedal with rapidly, steadily increasing force, but do not simply slam it as hard as you can.

This is essential to maximize the braking potential of your vehicle. The goal is to bring the vehicle's tires just shy of breaking traction.

The only time that one should pump the brakes is when driving a non-ABS vehicle on a slick surface, and even then only if you're too inexperienced to reliably sense the limits of traction.

Focus on where you want to go, not what you want to avoid. It's very difficult to steer away from something that you're looking at directly, and many people have a tendency to focus on what they are worried about colliding with.

Instead, concentrate on where you want the car to go (to the side of the object) and pay attention to how the car feels—whether you're at OSP or locking up.

Answer 4

That's neat info, but there are many factors that play into the numbers, such as does the car have Anti-Lock Brakes? Are they disc brakes, drum brakes, or a combination of the both? What are the weather conditions? What's the weight of the car? There are too many variables to make the information legit.