> Well, brakes tend to be "on or off", if you don't have ABS, pumping the
> brake pedal generally works well, but also if you can drop to a lower
> gear, do that.

Watch out though when changing down (in a manual), you might lock the driven 
wheels if you let up the clutch too quickly, in a rear wheel drive car this 
can give you a good wake up call :-)

> I also will occasionally tap the brakes to see if the car will slow
> down.

Yep this is good advice, when it's safe to do so then *try out* how much 
grip you actually have, this will avoid a big surprise later up the road 
when you really do need to stop or turn quickly.

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